Decision Workspace
tower-default-headers vs http-security-headers vs spikard-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
tower-default-headers
growingv0.2.3
tower-compatible middleware to set default HTTP response headers
55
http-security-headers
experimentalv0.2.0
Type-safe, framework-agnostic HTTP security headers with Tower middleware support
58
spikard-http
experimentalv0.15.5
High-performance HTTP server for Spikard with tower-http middleware stack
Core Metrics
| tower-default-headers | http-security-headers | spikard-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 55 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 15.1K | 1.3K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 76 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 178d ago | 56d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 6m | 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
tower-default-headers
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
http-security-headers
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
spikard-http
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tower-default-headers | http-security-headers | spikard-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.2.0 | 0.15.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 18 | 50 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 37KB | 264KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spikard-http leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-default-headers has the most downloads (15.1K), suggesting wider adoption.