Decision Workspace
quickserve vs http-nu vs crab-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
quickserve
growingv0.5.2
Quickly serve a dir
51
http-nu
growingv0.13.0
The surprisingly performant, Nushell-scriptable, cross.stream-powered, Datastar-ready HTTP server that fits in your back pocket.
44
crab-http
experimentalv0.2.1
A lightweight HTTP server for serving static files
Core Metrics
| quickserve | http-nu | crab-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 51 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 6.0K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 56 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 23 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1203d ago | 25d ago | 249d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 1y 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
quickserve
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
http-nu
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
crab-http
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| quickserve | http-nu | crab-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.13.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 57 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 650KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-nu leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quickserve has the most downloads (11.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ quickserve has not been updated in over a year.