Decision Workspace
touch_ratelimit vs tokio-rate-limit vs tower_governor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
touch_ratelimit
experimentalv0.1.0
A composable, extensible rate limiting crate for Rust
55
tokio-rate-limit
experimentalv0.8.0
High-performance, lock-free rate limiting library with pluggable algorithms and Axum middleware
50
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
| touch_ratelimit | tokio-rate-limit | tower_governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 1.8K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 472 | 237.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 553 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 138d ago | 225d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
touch_ratelimit
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
tokio-rate-limit
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
tower_governor
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| touch_ratelimit | tokio-rate-limit | tower_governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 30 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 195KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-rate-limit leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower_governor has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower_governor is depended on by 553 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.