actix/actix-web
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 3259
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 34
Adoption not part of the score
24801 stars · 1879 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast asynchronous web framework for Rust. It provides type-safe routing, flexible responders, powerful request extractors, and features like HTTP/2, WebSockets, and logging out of the box.
Use cases
- build a fast REST API in Rust
- serve HTTP endpoints with async handlers
- create a web service with type-safe routing
- handle WebSockets in a Rust backend
- build a high-throughput HTTP server
- write JSON APIs with request extractors
When to choose
- you need maximum HTTP performance in Rust
- you want a mature, feature-rich async web framework
- you prefer type-safe request handling and extractors
- you need WebSockets, HTTP/2, and middleware support out of the box
When to avoid
- your team is not comfortable with Rust's ownership model
- you need a batteries-included full-stack framework with built-in ORM and templating
- you want a minimal micro-framework with a smaller learning curve
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework http-server routing middleware websocket web-development backend apis rust cross-platform async http2 type-safe high-performance extractors web-server
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/actix/actix-web · fetched 2026-08-28 · bbe6a453adc6
- homepage: https://actix.rs · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb7b3f820f1d
- site_page: https://actix.rs/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c19e05f5706e
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/actix-web · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f6b079320fa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| actix/actix-web | main | 99 |
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