Comparison

Actix vs FastAPI

On the evidence we track, FastAPI leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Actix63
★FastAPI78
Score
vioscaleAI score
Actix63 / 100high · 79%
FastAPI78 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Actix–
FastAPI✓
Model
Price level
Actixfree
FastAPIfree
Integrations
Count
Actix4
FastAPI11
Reliability
Status page
Actix–
FastAPI✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Actix6,843
FastAPI43,608
Github stars
Actix24,857
FastAPI102,768
Package downloads weekly
Actix–
FastAPI97,378,207
Stackoverflow questions
Actix–
FastAPI31,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Actix84
FastAPI63
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

A high-performance web framework for Rust that supports streaming responses, request routing, HTTP client capabilities, and integrations with popular databases and ORMs.

Independently observed

FastAPI

Leader

A Python web framework designed for creating APIs with automatic documentation, built on standard protocols and type hints to enable rapid development and deployment.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

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✓

Integrations

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

Actix

4 total
  • MongoDB
  • Diesel
  • SQLite
  • Postgres
Independently observed

FastAPI

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