Decision Workspace
river vs http-cache-semantics vs pingora-proxy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
river
growingv0.2.1
A reverse proxy application, based on the pingora library from Cloudflare
69
http-cache-semantics
growingv3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
65
pingora-proxy
growingv0.8.0
Pingora HTTP proxy APIs and traits.
Core Metrics
| river | http-cache-semantics | pingora-proxy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 69 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 3.9M | 6.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 349.4K | 818.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.3K | 198 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 721d ago | 110d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 6y 3m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
river
Maintenance
3
Quality
7
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pingora-proxy
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| river | http-cache-semantics | pingora-proxy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 3.0.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 21KB | 107KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.84 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-cache-semantics leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pingora-proxy has the most downloads (6.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •http-cache-semantics is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ river has not been updated in over a year.
- •river, pingora-proxy are pre-1.0 — API may change.