Decision Workspace
tower-cgi vs tower-reqwest vs tower-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
tower-cgi
growingv0.0.1
Tower services for CGI applications
64
tower-reqwest
growingv0.5.3
Adapter between reqwest and tower-http crates.
61
tower-http
growingv0.6.8
Tower middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers
Core Metrics
| tower-cgi | tower-reqwest | tower-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 64 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 48.3K | 225.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3.9K | 24.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 60 | 23.0K |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 1509d ago | 6d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 1y 11m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
tower-cgi
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tower-reqwest
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tower-http
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tower-cgi | tower-reqwest | tower-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.5.3 | 0.6.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 136KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 17.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tower-reqwest leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-http has the most downloads (225.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower-http is depended on by 23.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tower-cgi has not been updated in over a year.