Decision Workspace
r8limit vs actix-web-ratelimit vs gcra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
r8limit
growingv0.2.2
Dead simple rate limiter for Rust
47
actix-web-ratelimit
growingv0.1.2
A simple and highly customizable rate limiter for actix-web 4
42
gcra
growingv0.6.0
A basic implementation of GCRA algorithm for rate limiting
Core Metrics
| r8limit | actix-web-ratelimit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 47 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0K | 5.3K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 42.6K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1770d ago | 118d ago | 711d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 1y | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
r8limit
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
actix-web-ratelimit
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gcra
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| r8limit | actix-web-ratelimit | gcra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 25KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web-ratelimit leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gcra has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ r8limit, gcra have not been updated in over a year.