Decision Workspace
serdir vs http-cache-tower vs hyper-staticfile
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
serdir
experimentalv0.3.0
helpers for conditional GET, HEAD, byte range serving, and gzip content encoding for static files and more with hyper and tokio
54
http-cache-tower
growingv1.0.0-alpha.5
HTTP cache middleware for Tower/Hyper
44
hyper-staticfile
growingv0.10.1
Static file serving for Hyper 1.0
Core Metrics
| serdir | http-cache-tower | hyper-staticfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 54 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 61 | 3.2K | 726.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 1.9K | 22.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 282 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 22d ago | 634d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
serdir
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
http-cache-tower
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
hyper-staticfile
Maintenance
7
Quality
6
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| serdir | http-cache-tower | hyper-staticfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0-alpha.5 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 19 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 422KB | 43KB | 27KB |
| Features | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 74.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-cache-tower leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hyper-staticfile has the most downloads (726.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hyper-staticfile is depended on by 282 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hyper-staticfile has not been updated in over a year.
- •serdir, hyper-staticfile are pre-1.0 — API may change.