Axum
Rust HTTP routing library focused on ease of use and clean code design
- Also known as
- axum
What is Axum?
A Rust library enabling declarative HTTP routing, request data parsing, and response generation for web service development with minimal boilerplate
Axum pricing
We don't have Axum's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Axum does
The capabilities that matter for backend frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Language runtime
- Rust
- Architecture style
- -
- Async model
- Event loop async
- Orm included
- -
- Templating included
- -
- Dependency injection
- -
- CLI scaffolding
- -
- Openapi autogen
- -
- Websocket support
- -
- Background jobs included
- -
- Testing framework included
- -
- API first
- ✓
- Admin UI generated
- -
- License type
- -
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Axum FAQ
Common questions about Axum, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Axum?
A Rust library enabling declarative HTTP routing, request data parsing, and response generation for web service development with minimal boilerplate It is indexed under Backend Frameworks.
Source: https://github.com/pricing
Is Axum free to use?
Axum is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://github.com/pricing
Is Axum open source?
Yes. Axum is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum
Axum alternatives
Other backend frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
Compare Axum
Side by side against other backend frameworks, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Axum, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 43 | 0.12 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 61 | 0.08 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 55 | 0.05 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Stars | 84 | 0.03 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.08 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 22 | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 3 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 72% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Api first: Yes · Async model: event-loop-async · Language runtime: Rust | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Rust | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 70% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scorecard | 5.5 | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=axum&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 90% |
| Trust center | https://github.com/security | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
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