Decision Workspace
reqx vs aws-smithy-http-client-reqwest vs reqwest-middleware
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
reqx
experimentalv0.1.29
Rust HTTP transport client for API SDK libraries with retry, timeout, idempotency, proxy, and pluggable TLS backends
45
aws-smithy-http-client-reqwest
experimentalv0.1.0
Reqwest-backed HTTP client for Smithy runtimes and the AWS SDK for Rust
68
reqwest-middleware
growingv0.5.1
Wrapper around reqwest to allow for client middleware chains.
Core Metrics
| reqx | aws-smithy-http-client-reqwest | reqwest-middleware | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 45 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 20.6K | 23 | 51.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 13.5K | 23 | 4.3M |
| Dependents | 32 | 0 | 8.3K |
| Releases | 26 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 1d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1d | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
reqx
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
aws-smithy-http-client-reqwest
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
reqwest-middleware
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| reqx | aws-smithy-http-client-reqwest | reqwest-middleware | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.29 | 0.1.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 6 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 169KB | 20KB | 29KB |
| Features | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •reqwest-middleware leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reqwest-middleware is depended on by 8.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.