Decision Workspace
tower-http vs tower-reqwest vs tower-http-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
tower-http
growingv0.6.8
Tower middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers
64
tower-reqwest
growingv0.5.3
Adapter between reqwest and tower-http crates.
55
tower-http-client
growingv0.5.3
Extra Tower middlewares and utilities for HTTP clients.
Core Metrics
| tower-http | tower-reqwest | tower-http-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 64 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 225.5M | 48.3K | 26.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 24.0M | 3.9K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 23.0K | 60 | 0 |
| Releases | 34 | 21 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 109d ago | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 9y | 1y 11m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
tower-http
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
tower-reqwest
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tower-http-client
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tower-http | tower-reqwest | tower-http-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.8 | 0.5.3 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 37 | 20 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 136KB | 18KB | 27KB |
| Features | 33 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 17.6% | 4.8% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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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.