Actix Web
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust. observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
100/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 3307
- days_rel: 5
- days_push: 4
- n_releases_24m: 56
Adoption not part of the score
24864 stars · 2023 forks observed · 2026-10-17
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.97
Actix Web is a fast, pragmatic web framework for Rust that provides type‑safe request handling, routing, and middleware. It supports async I/O, HTTP/2, websockets and integrates tightly with the Actix actor system.
Use cases
- build high‑performance REST APIs in Rust
- create real‑time websocket services
- develop microservices that need low latency
- serve static files and dynamic content with type‑safe handlers
- implement complex routing and middleware pipelines
When to choose
- you need maximum throughput and low latency for Rust web services
- you prefer a type‑safe, async‑first API with built‑in actor support
- your project targets Linux, macOS, or Windows and runs on the Rust ecosystem
- you want extensive built‑in features like HTTP/2, websockets, and middleware
When to avoid
- you are looking for a framework with a large ecosystem of plugins in languages other than Rust
- you need a GUI or desktop‑focused framework rather than a server‑side web framework
- your team is unfamiliar with Rust and prefers a more mainstream language
Facets
framework · maturity active
web-framework http-server routing middleware websocket web-development backend rust windows async actor-model high-performance type-safe actix linux macos web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/actix/actix-web · fetched 2026-10-17 · bbe6a453adc6
- homepage: https://actix.rs · fetched 2026-09-28 · fb7b3f820f1d
- site_page: https://actix.rs/docs · fetched 2026-09-28 · c19e05f5706e
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/actix-web · fetched 2026-09-28 · 6ec6d8903e32
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/actix-net · fetched 2026-09-28 · 0759277590d7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| actix/actix-web | main | 100 |
| actix/actix-extras | plugin | 97 |
| actix/actix-net | infra | 98 |
| actix/actix-website | docs | 66 |
| actix/book | docs | 10 |
| actix/actix-redis | plugin | 10 |
| actix/actix-web-httpauth | plugin | 10 |
| actix/actix-protobuf | plugin | 10 |
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