Decision Workspace
r8limit vs actix-web-ratelimit vs gcra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
r8limit
growingv0.2.2
Dead simple rate limiter for Rust
53
actix-web-ratelimit
experimentalv0.1.2
A simple and highly customizable rate limiter for actix-web 4
44
gcra
growingv0.6.0
A basic implementation of GCRA algorithm for rate limiting
Core Metrics
| r8limit | actix-web-ratelimit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 3.4K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 1.1K | 116.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1662d ago | 10d ago | 603d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 9m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
r8limit
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
actix-web-ratelimit
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gcra
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| r8limit | actix-web-ratelimit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 25KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web-ratelimit leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gcra has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ r8limit, gcra have not been updated in over a year.