Decision Workspace
rotor-http vs boomnet vs mio_httpc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
rotor-http
growingv0.7.0
The mio-based http server (+with http client and websockets planned)
58
boomnet
growingv0.0.78
Framework for building low latency clients on top of TCP.
47
mio_httpc
growingv0.10.6
mio_httpc is a fully async and sync http client running on top of mio only.
Core Metrics
| rotor-http | boomnet | mio_httpc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 58 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 22.3K | 57.1K | 119.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 101 | 326 | 425 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 9 | 78 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 3651d ago | 10d ago | 541d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 2y | 8y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rotor-http
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
5
boomnet
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
mio_httpc
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rotor-http | boomnet | mio_httpc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.0.78 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 30 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 232KB | 83KB |
| Features | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boomnet leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mio_httpc has the most downloads (119.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rotor-http, mio_httpc have not been updated in over a year.