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The best axum alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to axum, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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axum

A Rust library for routing HTTP requests and writing request handlers, built on Tokio.

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    warp

    Open source · MIT · ★ 10.4k

    A Rust web server framework built from small composable filters for handling HTTP requests.

    Best for: Rust developers building HTTP APIs or web servers; Developers who like composing small reusable request-handling pieces

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    TanStack Router

    Open source · MIT · ★ 15.3k

    A type-safe router for React and other web UIs, with an optional full-stack framework built on it.

    Best for: React developers who want type-checked routes and URL parameters; Teams building single-page apps that need schema-validated search params

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    UI-Router

    Open source · MIT · ★ 13.4k

    A routing library for AngularJS apps that maps URLs to nested app states and views.

    Best for: Teams maintaining an existing AngularJS 1.x application; Developers who need nested views that follow URL structure

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to axum. We don't take payment for placement.