What Actix Web Does
- Top benchmark performance — one of the fastest web frameworks in any language
- HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 — native support
- WebSocket — built-in actor-based or stream-based
- Middleware — Logger, Compress, CORS, DefaultHeaders
- Extractors — Path, Query, Json, Form, Data (shared state)
- Static files — actix-files
- TLS — rustls or openssl
- Testing — built-in test utilities
Comparison
| Framework | Speed | Ergonomics |
|---|---|---|
| Actix Web | Fastest | Good |
| Axum | Very fast | Best |
| Rocket | Fast | Very good |
| Warp | Fast | Filter-based |
FAQ
Q: Is there still unsafe controversy? A: Early versions had community controversy around unsafe. Today actix-web 4.x has greatly reduced unsafe usage and is healthily maintained.
Sources
- Docs: https://actix.rs/docs
- GitHub: https://github.com/actix/actix-web
- License: Apache 2.0 + MIT