Decision Workspace
xh vs hyper vs http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
xh
growingv0.25.3
Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests
77
hyper
stablev1.9.0
A protective and efficient HTTP library for all.
76
http
stablev1.4.1
A set of types for representing HTTP requests and responses.
Core Metrics
| xh | hyper | http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 77 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 77.4K | 670.2M | 723.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 54.7M | 64.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 70.3K | 137.8K |
| Releases | 30 | 248 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 160d ago | 55d ago | today |
| Age | 5y 3m | 11y 6m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
xh
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
hyper
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
http
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xh | hyper | http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.25.3 | 1.9.0 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 56 | 29 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 312KB | 160KB | 110KB |
| Features | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | 1.63 | 1.57.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hyper leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •http has the most downloads (723.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •http is depended on by 137.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xh is pre-1.0 — API may change.