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http vs web_socket

A head-to-head of two HTTP & Networking packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.

http edges web_socket on usage, roughly 27% more daily downloads (452,685 vs 356,180 per day). http has the larger GitHub following (1,114 vs 1,110 stars).

http

🇺🇸 dart.dev · v1.6.0

A composable, multi-platform, Future-based API for HTTP requests.

Downloads / day
452,685
Stars
1,114
Likes
8,479
Pub points
160

Replies within ~1 week

web_socket

🇺🇸 dart.dev · v1.0.1

Any easy-to-use library for communicating with WebSockets that has multiple implementations.

Downloads / day
356,180
Stars
1,110
Likes
64
Pub points
160

Replies within ~1 week

http vs web_socket, metric by metric

Metric http web_socket
Downloads / day 452,685 356,180
Rank in HTTP & Networking #1 #8
GitHub stars 1,114 1,110
Likes 8,479 64
Pub points 160 / 160 160 / 160
Issue response (median) 4 days 4 days
Contributors 98 98
Last commit 5 days ago 20 days ago
CI Yes Yes
License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause
First published 13 years ago 2 years ago
Platforms android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web

Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.

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