# Actix vs Spring Boot

| Attribute | Actix | Spring Boot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (67% (medium)) | 63.3 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 33 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 6,843 | 54,477 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,801 | 81,366 |
| 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 framework for creating stand-alone, production-grade Spring applications with minimal configuration. Features embedded web servers (Tomcat, Jetty, Undertow), opinionated starter dependencies, automatic configuration, and production-ready features such as metrics and health checks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Rust","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"Java","api_routes":true,"server_components":true}` |
| language.primary | Rust | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 6.8 |
| 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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.springframework.boot%3Aspring-boot-starter-data-redis&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Actix | Spring Boot |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Rust | Java |
| **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 2026-09-01T16:44:52.332Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*