Decision Workspace
restson vs http-client-unix-domain-socket vs minreq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
restson
growingv1.5.0
Easy-to-use REST client with automatic serialization and deserialization.
48
http-client-unix-domain-socket
growingv0.1.2
A simple HTTP (json) client using UNIX domain socket in Rust
65
minreq
growingv2.14.1
Simple, minimal-dependency HTTP client
Core Metrics
| restson | http-client-unix-domain-socket | minreq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 48 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 165.9K | 47.4K | 4.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.5K | 8.3K | 367.5K |
| Dependents | 44 | 16 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 22 | 3 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 690d ago | 225d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 1y | 8y |
Health Breakdown
restson
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
http-client-unix-domain-socket
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
minreq
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| restson | http-client-unix-domain-socket | minreq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.1.2 | 2.14.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 17KB | 44KB |
| Features | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minreq leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minreq is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ restson has not been updated in over a year.
- •http-client-unix-domain-socket is pre-1.0 — API may change.