hyper
v1.8.1 StableA protective and efficient HTTP library for all.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (64.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (30 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
43.7M downloads in the last 30 days (1.5M/day), up 19% from the previous period.
64.8K crates depend on hyper — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 247 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
30 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include reqwest, hyper-rustls, axum, axum-core, matchit. When high-quality crates choose hyper, it's a strong quality signal.
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