http
🇺🇸 dart.dev · v1.6.0
A composable, multi-platform, Future-based API for HTTP requests.
Downloads / day
297,650
Stars
1,097
Likes
8,431
Pub points
160
Replies within ~2 days
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Flutter-powered AI app builder http vs web_socket_channel
A head-to-head of two HTTP & Networking packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
http edges web_socket_channel on usage, roughly 25% more daily downloads (297,650 vs 237,450 per day).
web_socket_channel
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v3.0.3
StreamChannel wrappers for WebSockets. Provides a cross-platform WebSocketChannel API, a cross-platform implementation of that API that communicates over an underlying StreamChannel.
Downloads / day
237,450
Stars
1,097
Likes
1,628
Pub points
150
Replies within ~2 days
http vs web_socket_channel, metric by metric
| Metric | http | web_socket_channel |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 297,650 | 237,450 |
| Rank in HTTP & Networking | #1 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 1,097 | 1,097 |
| Likes | 8,431 | 1,628 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 3 days | 3 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 99 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 13 years ago | 10 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.