# Actix vs Fastify

| Attribute | Actix | Fastify |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (67% (medium)) | 63.9 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 33 | 69 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 6,843 | 16,712 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,801 | 37,024 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A Node.js web framework optimized to handle high request volumes with minimal overhead, featuring a plugin system, JSON Schema validation, and native TypeScript support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Rust","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 17 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Apollo Server"},{"name":"Angular"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Swagger/OpenAPI"},{"name":"WebSocket"},{"name":"JWT"},{"name":"Helmet"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"CORS"},{"name":"CSRF"},{"name":"OAuth2"},{"name":"Kubernetes"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fastify.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:34:26.497Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 3 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.1","date":"2026-08-23T22:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.15.0","date":"2026-08-21T19:31:07Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.7.0","date":"2026-08-19T23:13:38Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.1","date":"2026-08-09T00:54:05Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.3","date":"2026-08-09T00:53:58Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.2","date":"2026-08-07T19:20:02Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.1","date":"2026-06-22T11:36:28Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:47:41Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-derive-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:20:32Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-derive-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:15:52Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.1","date":"2026-04-18T02:43:38Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.13.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:52:00Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/router-v0.5.4","date":"2026-02-18T10:05:32Z","type":"stable","version":"router-v0.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:11:57Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/awc-v3.8.2","date":"2026-02-18T11:10:50Z","type":"stable","version":"awc-v3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.10","date":"2026-02-06T12:19:00Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.1","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:59Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.9","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.0","date":"2025-11-16T07:05:16Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2026-08-19T01:54:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.1","date":"2026-08-18T19:51:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-08-13T15:57:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.0","date":"2026-08-13T15:55:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.0","date":"2026-08-11T08:32:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.3","date":"2026-08-08T06:55:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.2","date":"2026-08-03T08:21:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.1","date":"2026-08-03T08:10:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.0","date":"2026-07-30T09:32:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.10.0","date":"2026-07-05T09:37:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.9.0","date":"2026-06-28T08:21:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.5","date":"2026-04-14T12:09:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.4","date":"2026-03-23T10:31:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.3","date":"2026-03-23T10:20:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.2","date":"2026-03-07T09:42:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.1","date":"2026-03-05T10:10:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.0","date":"2026-03-05T09:33:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.7.4","date":"2026-02-02T18:23:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.7.3","date":"2026-02-02T17:57:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.7.2","date":"2026-01-26T11:15:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.7.2"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 8.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=actix-web&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":10,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=fastify&per_page=100","last_12m":5,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Actix | Fastify |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Rust | JavaScript/TypeScript |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | ✓ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:45:08.489Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*