Decision Workspace
truestack vs helmet-core vs actix-identity
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
truestack
experimentalv0.1.0
Security-aware technology fingerprinting — detects what is really running, not what the version string claims
59
helmet-core
stablev1.0.0
HTTP security headers middleware core for various web frameworks
57
actix-identity
growingv0.9.0
Identity management for Actix Web
Core Metrics
| truestack | helmet-core | actix-identity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10 | 34.5K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 4.1K | 238.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 109 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Last Updated | today | 23d ago | 213d ago |
| Age | 1d | 2y 2m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
truestack
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
helmet-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
actix-identity
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| truestack | helmet-core | actix-identity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 12KB | 33KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •helmet-core leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-identity has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •actix-identity is depended on by 109 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •truestack, actix-identity are pre-1.0 — API may change.