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Performance Analysis of Rust Web Frameworks Ongoing

Performance Analysis of Rust Web Frameworks

February 28, 2024

Rust Actix-web Rocket Axum Benchmarking

Performance Analysis of Rust Web Frameworks

Introduction

As Rust gains popularity in web development, choosing the right framework becomes crucial. This research compares major Rust web frameworks in real-world scenarios.

Frameworks Under Study

  1. Actix-web

    • Performance characteristics
    • Memory safety features
    • Developer experience
    • Production readiness

  2. Rocket

    • Ergonomics and ease of use
    • Type safety features
    • Compile-time guarantees
    • Plugin ecosystem

  3. Axum

    • Tower integration
    • Async performance
    • Middleware capabilities
    • Scaling characteristics

Methodology

Our testing approach includes:

  • Load testing with varying concurrency
  • Memory usage analysis
  • CPU profiling
  • Database interaction patterns
  • WebSocket performance

Current Findings

  1. Performance Metrics

    • Request latency comparisons
    • Throughput under load
    • Memory efficiency
    • CPU utilization

  2. Developer Experience

    • Learning curve assessment
    • Documentation quality
    • Community support
    • Tooling ecosystem

Ongoing Work

Areas under active investigation:

  • Microservices architecture patterns
  • GraphQL implementation comparison
  • WebAssembly integration
  • Cloud deployment scenarios
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