Decision Workspace
rok-rate-limit vs tower-resilience-ratelimiter vs tower_governor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
rok-rate-limit
experimentalv0.3.0
Rate limiting Tower middleware and programmatic Limiter API for the rok ecosystem
58
tower-resilience-ratelimiter
experimentalv0.10.0
Advanced rate limiting middleware for Tower services
51
tower_governor
growingv0.8.0
A rate-limiting middleware for Tower backed by the governor crate that allows configurable key based and global limits
Core Metrics
| rok-rate-limit | tower-resilience-ratelimiter | tower_governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 58 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 8.9K | 3.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 304.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 34d ago | 333d ago |
| Age | 2m | 9m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rok-rate-limit
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tower-resilience-ratelimiter
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tower_governor
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rok-rate-limit | tower-resilience-ratelimiter | tower_governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 30KB | 28KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tower-resilience-ratelimiter leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower_governor has the most downloads (3.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower_governor is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.