Comparison

Actix vs FastAPI

On the evidence we track, FastAPI leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Actix61
FastAPI73
Score
Vioscale score
Actix61 / 100medium · 67%
FastAPI73 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Actix
FastAPI
Model
Actix
FastAPIcommercial
Price level
Actix
FastAPIfree
Integrations
Count
Actix
FastAPI11
Reliability
Status page
Actix
FastAPI
Adoption
Dependent repos
Actix6,843
FastAPI43,608
Github stars
Actix24,801
FastAPI101,862
Package downloads weekly
Actix
Stackoverflow questions
Actix
FastAPI31,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Actix33
FastAPI210
Release
Cadence days
Actix1
FastAPI14
History
FastAPI20 items
License
Spdx
FastAPIMIT
Language
Primary
ActixRust
FastAPIPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Actix
FastAPI8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Rendering model
Actix-
FastAPI-
File-based routing
Actix-
FastAPI-
Language
ActixRust
FastAPIPython
Rendering
Server components
Actix-
FastAPI-
Streaming SSR
Actix-
FastAPI-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
Actix
FastAPI
DX
First-class TypeScript
Actix-
FastAPI-
Fast refresh / HMR
Actix-
FastAPI
Deployment
Edge runtime support
Actix-
FastAPI-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Actix

Actix Web is a Rust web framework emphasizing speed and type safety in HTTP request handling. It uses an actor-based concurrency model where independent components communicate through strongly-typed messages, with built-in support for HTTP/2, flexible response types, and powerful request extraction.

Independently observed

FastAPI

Leader

FastAPI is a modern web framework for constructing APIs in Python that combines high performance with developer convenience through automatic validation, interactive documentation generation, and first-class type hint support.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Actix

Pricing not documented yet.

FastAPI

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Actix
FastAPI
CLI
Actix
FastAPI
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Actix
FastAPI
Self-hosted
Actix
FastAPI

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Actix

Not documented yet.

FastAPI

Leader
11 total
  • Starlette
  • Pydantic
  • OpenAPI
  • JSON Schema
  • Swagger UI
  • ReDoc
  • OAuth2
  • JWT
  • HTTP Basic authentication
  • Cookies
  • Session management
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.