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curl vs Hurl
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | curl | Hurl |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | Rust |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 43k | 19k |
| Latest | curl-8_22_0 | 8.0.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 59 days between releases | about 120 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 39+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Hurl replaces curl. Alternatives to curl →
PartialRuns chains of requests written in plain text files and asserts on the responses, on top of libcurl.
curl
- curl-8_22_02026-09-028.22.0
- curl-8_21_02026-06-248.21.0
- curl-8_20_02026-04-298.20.0
- curl-8_19_02026-03-118.19.0
- curl-8_18_02026-01-078.18.0
curl
✓ signed The latest release, curl-8_22_0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Hurl
unsigned The latest release, 8.0.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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