Decision Workspace
simple-rate-limit vs r8limit vs gcra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
simple-rate-limit
growingv0.2.0
Rate limit enforcement as simple data structures, no atomics.
44
r8limit
growingv0.2.2
Dead simple rate limiter for Rust
42
gcra
growingv0.6.0
A basic implementation of GCRA algorithm for rate limiting
Core Metrics
| simple-rate-limit | r8limit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 44 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 8.0K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 42.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2158d ago | 1770d ago | 711d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 4y 10m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
simple-rate-limit
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
r8limit
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
gcra
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| simple-rate-limit | r8limit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 3KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •r8limit leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gcra has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ simple-rate-limit, r8limit, gcra have not been updated in over a year.