Decision Workspace
torchbear vs actix-web vs awc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
torchbear
growingv0.11.5
Lua programming environment in Rust
75
actix-web
stablev4.13.0
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust
75
awc
stablev3.8.2
Async HTTP and WebSocket client library
Core Metrics
| torchbear | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 75 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 38.9K | 62.9M | 11.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 3.4M | 420.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 19.1K | 2.1K |
| Releases | 28 | 155 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 2615d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 8y 5m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
torchbear
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
actix-web
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
awc
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| torchbear | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.5 | 4.13.0 | 3.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 45 | 56 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 269KB | 84KB |
| Features | 2 | 22 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-web is depended on by 19.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ torchbear has not been updated in over a year.
- •torchbear is pre-1.0 — API may change.