Decision Workspace
rocket_contrib vs rkt_http vs rkt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rocket_contrib
growingv0.4.11
Community contributed libraries for the Rocket web framework.
61
rkt_http
experimentalv1.1.0
Types, traits, and parsers for HTTP requests, responses, and headers.
60
rkt
experimentalv1.1.0
Web framework with a focus on usability, security, extensibility, and speed. (Community Fork)
Core Metrics
| rocket_contrib | rkt_http | rkt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 572 | 418 |
| 30d Downloads | 15.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 665 | 8 | 11 |
| Releases | 52 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1510d ago | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
rocket_contrib
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
rkt_http
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rkt
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rocket_contrib | rkt_http | rkt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.11 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 14 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 94KB | 368KB |
| Features | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rkt_http leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rocket_contrib has the most downloads (2.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rocket_contrib is depended on by 665 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rocket_contrib has not been updated in over a year.
- •rocket_contrib is pre-1.0 — API may change.