iron/iron
An Extensible, Concurrent Web Framework for Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 4467
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 810
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6111 stars · 394 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Iron is an extensible, concurrency-focused web framework for Rust built on top of hyper. It provides a minimal core with middleware, plugins, and modifiers for extending request/response handling.
Use cases
- build an http server in rust
- create a rest api with middleware
- handle concurrent web requests in rust
- build a web backend with a pluggable middleware chain
- serve endpoints in rust
When to choose
- you want a minimal, extensible middleware-based rust web framework
- you need 100% safe concurrent rust code for http handling
- you are maintaining an existing iron-based codebase
When to avoid
- starting a new rust web project - actix-web, axum, or rocket are more actively maintained
- you need modern async/await ecosystem support
- you need frequent updates and security patches
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
web-framework http-server middleware routing web-development backend developer-tools rust cross-platform hyper-based middleware-chain extensible concurrent safe-code
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/iron/iron · fetched 2026-08-28 · b572f3abc8cb
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/iron · fetched 2026-08-29 · ee5b5768cc9e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| iron/iron | main | 32 |
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