Decision Workspace
reqwest vs minreq vs isahc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
reqwest
growingv0.13.4
higher level HTTP client library
75
minreq
stablev3.0.0
Simple, minimal-dependency HTTP client
74
isahc
stablev2.0.1
The practical HTTP client that is fun to use.
Core Metrics
| reqwest | minreq | isahc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 576.9M | 5.6M | 16.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 31.7M | 242.8K | 242.7K |
| Dependents | 301.8K | 1.8K | 1.8K |
| Releases | 125 | 52 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 28d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 8y 4m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
reqwest
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
minreq
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
isahc
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| reqwest | minreq | isahc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.4 | 3.0.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 62 | 13 | 40 |
| Crate Size | 163KB | 42KB | 165KB |
| Features | 30 | 10 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minreq leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reqwest has the most downloads (576.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •reqwest is depended on by 301.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •reqwest is pre-1.0 — API may change.