# ntex-rs/ntex

framework for composable networking services

Repository: https://github.com/ntex-rs/ntex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ntex
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, async, networking, http, websockets
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:10:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2406, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 320}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2533, forks 142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.074592+00:00)

## What it is
ntex is a Rust framework for building composable asynchronous network services, supporting HTTP and WebSockets. It is runtime-agnostic, letting developers select tokio, compio, or neon runtimes via feature flags.

## Use cases
- build an http server in rust
- write websocket services in rust
- create composable async network services
- build a web api backend in rust
- serve http with a custom async runtime
- build low-level networking services

## When to choose
- you want a flexible rust networking framework with runtime choice
- you need http and websocket support in one async framework
- you are building custom network protocols or services in rust

## When to avoid
- you want the most popular rust web ecosystem with the largest community
- you need batteries-included web features like built-in orm or templating
- your team is not comfortable with async rust

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, websocket, middleware, routing
- domain: web-development, backend, networking, developer-tools
- platform: rust, windows, cross-platform
- tags: async, composable-network-services, tokio, http, websockets, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ntex-rs/ntex (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.074592+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:17.046121+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ntex-rs/ntex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.074592+00:00, sha f0d9db854b83)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/ntex (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:26.554739+00:00, sha e6918b058748)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.