Decision Workspace
tower-async-http vs tower-http vs tower-reqwest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
tower-async-http
growingv0.2.0
Tower Async middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers. An "Async Trait" fork from the original Tower Library.
67
tower-http
growingv0.6.11
Tower middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers
61
tower-reqwest
growingv0.6.0
Adapter between reqwest and tower-http crates.
Core Metrics
| tower-async-http | tower-http | tower-reqwest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0K | 280.0M | 56.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 30.9M | 4.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 30.3K | 61 |
| Releases | 6 | 37 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 917d ago | 7d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 9y 2m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tower-async-http
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tower-http
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
tower-reqwest
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tower-async-http | tower-http | tower-reqwest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.11 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 40 | 38 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 117KB | 157KB | 18KB |
| Features | 32 | 36 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.2% | 4.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tower-http leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-http is depended on by 30.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tower-async-http has not been updated in over a year.