Rust in Production: Survey Results on Popular Frameworks

Rust in Production: Survey Results on Popular Frameworks

The Rust community continues to actively develop, and one of the key questions for developers remains the choice of a framework for real projects. A recent survey conducted among Rust users shed light on which technologies are actually used in production and which remain experimental. We have gathered the main results and conclusions.

Survey Methodology

More than 2,000 Rust developers from around the world participated in the survey. Respondents were asked to indicate which frameworks they use in commercial or production projects, as well as to rate the convenience, performance, and stability of each solution.

Top 3 Frameworks for Production

• Actix-web — the perennial leader. Despite the turbulent history with the project renaming, Actix-web remains the most popular choice for high-load systems. More than 40% of respondents noted it as their primary framework in production.
• Axum — a rapidly growing framework from the Tokio team. Its integration with the Rust async ecosystem and concise API attracted about 30% of developers. It is especially popular among those transitioning to Rust from other languages.
• Rocket — takes third place with a result of about 15%. Its convenient syntax, built-in type support, and good documentation make it attractive for startups and microservices.

Unexpected Results

Interestingly, frameworks such as Warp and Tide showed a decline in popularity in production environments. Developers note that Warp is convenient for prototyping, but for production, more mature solutions are often chosen. And Tide, despite active development, still lags in stability.

Also worth highlighting is the growing interest in Leptos and Yew — frameworks for frontend development in Rust. Although they do not yet dominate the surveys, their share among production projects has doubled compared to last year.

Why Choose Rust?

Respondents cited the main reasons for using Rust in production as:

• Memory safety without a garbage collector;
• High performance, close to C/C++;
• Reliability and predictable runtime behavior.

At the same time, about 20% of respondents admitted that they use Rust not as their primary language, but for critical sections of code (for example, to replace Python modules where speed is needed).

Conclusions

The Rust framework market continues to change, but Actix-web and Axum confidently hold leading positions. If you are just starting to learn Rust or planning a project migration, it is worth taking a closer look at these solutions. And for those who want to experiment, Leptos and Yew are interesting — they could become the standard for web frontend development in Rust within the next couple of years.

The full survey report is available in the Rust community repository. Follow updates on PythonLib to stay informed about new data and comparisons.