Decision Workspace
nickel_cors vs helmet-core vs spikard-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nickel_cors
growingv0.3.3
CORS Middleware for nickel.rs
59
helmet-core
stablev1.0.0
HTTP security headers middleware core for various web frameworks
59
spikard-core
experimentalv0.13.0
Shared transport-agnostic primitives for Spikard runtimes
Core Metrics
| nickel_cors | helmet-core | spikard-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 18.0K | 34.5K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 4.1K | 176 |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 75 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 2507d ago | 23d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 7y 11m | 2y 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
nickel_cors
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
helmet-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
spikard-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nickel_cors | helmet-core | spikard-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 1.0.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •helmet-core leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nickel_cors has not been updated in over a year.
- •nickel_cors, spikard-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.