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x8 vs helmet-core vs actix-identity

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

x8helmet-coreactix-identity
Health Score445957
Total Downloads63.5K34.5K1.4M
30d Downloads6044.1K238.4K
Dependents046109
Releases32425
Last Updated1002d ago23d ago213d ago
Age4y 10m2y 2m6y 9m

Health Breakdown

x8
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
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

x8helmet-coreactix-identity
Version4.3.21.0.00.9.0
Stable (≥1.0)✓ Yes✓ Yes✗ No
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-laterMITMIT OR Apache-2.0
Dependencies24014
Crate Size68KB12KB33KB
Features000
Yanked %0.0%0.0%0.0%
Edition201820212021
MSRV1.80
Owners112 (team)

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.
  • ⚠ x8 has not been updated in over a year.
  • actix-identity is pre-1.0 — API may change.