diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 16033ed1..104f0edf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tinytemplate",
  "tokio",
  "toml_edit",
+ "tower",
  "trust-dns-resolver",
  "url",
  "xz2",
@@ -261,7 +262,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "miette",
  "mimalloc",
- "reqwest",
  "semver",
  "simplelog",
  "tempfile",
@@ -1373,6 +1373,26 @@ version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "478c572c3d73181ff3c2539045f6eb99e5491218eae919370993b890cdbdd98e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project"
+version = "1.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ad29a609b6bcd67fee905812e544992d216af9d755757c05ed2d0e15a74c6ecc"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project-internal",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project-internal"
+version = "1.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "069bdb1e05adc7a8990dce9cc75370895fbe4e3d58b9b73bf1aee56359344a55"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.9"
@@ -2095,6 +2115,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tower"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8fa9be0de6cf49e536ce1851f987bd21a43b771b09473c3549a6c853db37c1c"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "pin-project",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tower-layer"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "343bc9466d3fe6b0f960ef45960509f84480bf4fd96f92901afe7ff3df9d3a62"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-service"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -2108,6 +2151,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2fce9567bd60a67d08a16488756721ba392f24f29006402881e43b19aac64307"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "log",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "tracing-core",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/bin/Cargo.toml b/crates/bin/Cargo.toml
index b1d84346..8e05e08d 100644
--- a/crates/bin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bin/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ dirs = "4.0.0"
 log = "0.4.17"
 miette = "5.3.0"
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1.29", default-features = false, optional = true }
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.12", default-features = false }
 semver = "1.0.14"
 simplelog = "0.12.0"
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
diff --git a/crates/bin/src/args.rs b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
index 898c8069..0f2af0f7 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsString, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    ffi::OsString,
+    fmt,
+    num::{NonZeroU64, ParseIntError},
+    path::PathBuf,
+    str::FromStr,
+};
 
 use binstalk::{
     errors::BinstallError,
+    helpers::remote::tls::Version,
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::PkgFmt,
     ops::resolve::{CrateName, VersionReqExt},
 };
 use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use log::LevelFilter;
-use reqwest::tls::Version;
 use semver::VersionReq;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -108,6 +114,21 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[clap(help_heading = "Overrides", long)]
     pub pkg_url: Option<String>,
 
+    /// Override the rate limit duration.
+    ///
+    /// By default, cargo-binstall allows one request per 5 ms.
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    ///
+    ///  - `6`: Set the duration to 6ms, allows one request per 6 ms.
+    ///
+    ///  - `6/2`: Set the duration to 6ms and request_count to 2,
+    ///    allows 2 requests per 6ms.
+    ///
+    /// Both duration and request count must not be 0.
+    #[clap(help_heading = "Overrides", long, default_value_t = RateLimit::default())]
+    pub rate_limit: RateLimit,
+
     /// Disable symlinking / versioned updates.
     ///
     /// By default, Binstall will install a binary named `<name>-<version>` in the install path, and
@@ -218,6 +239,45 @@ impl From<TLSVersion> for Version {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct RateLimit {
+    pub duration: NonZeroU64,
+    pub request_count: NonZeroU64,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for RateLimit {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}/{}", self.duration, self.request_count)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for RateLimit {
+    type Err = ParseIntError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(if let Some((first, second)) = s.split_once('/') {
+            Self {
+                duration: first.parse()?,
+                request_count: second.parse()?,
+            }
+        } else {
+            Self {
+                duration: s.parse()?,
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for RateLimit {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            duration: NonZeroU64::new(5).unwrap(),
+            request_count: NonZeroU64::new(1).unwrap(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn parse() -> Result<Args, BinstallError> {
     // Filter extraneous arg when invoked by cargo
     // `cargo run -- --help` gives ["target/debug/cargo-binstall", "--help"]
diff --git a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
index 10fcee1f..b30fddee 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ use std::{fs, path::Path, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use binstalk::{
     errors::BinstallError,
     get_desired_targets,
-    helpers::{
-        jobserver_client::LazyJobserverClient, remote::create_reqwest_client,
-        tasks::AutoAbortJoinHandle,
-    },
+    helpers::{jobserver_client::LazyJobserverClient, remote::Client, tasks::AutoAbortJoinHandle},
     manifests::{
         binstall_crates_v1::Records, cargo_crates_v1::CratesToml, cargo_toml_binstall::PkgOverride,
     },
@@ -31,12 +28,20 @@ pub async fn install_crates(mut args: Args, jobserver_client: LazyJobserverClien
     // Launch target detection
     let desired_targets = get_desired_targets(args.targets.take());
 
+    let rate_limit = args.rate_limit;
+
     // Initialize reqwest client
-    let client = create_reqwest_client(args.min_tls_version.map(|v| v.into()))?;
+    let client = Client::new(
+        args.min_tls_version.map(|v| v.into()),
+        Duration::from_millis(rate_limit.duration.get()),
+        rate_limit.request_count,
+    )?;
 
     // Build crates.io api client
-    let crates_io_api_client =
-        crates_io_api::AsyncClient::with_http_client(client.clone(), Duration::from_millis(100));
+    let crates_io_api_client = crates_io_api::AsyncClient::with_http_client(
+        client.get_inner().clone(),
+        Duration::from_millis(100),
+    );
 
     // Initialize UI thread
     let mut uithread = UIThread::new(!args.no_confirm);
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/Cargo.toml b/crates/binstalk/Cargo.toml
index 858a93ed..c710c2ab 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/binstalk/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ thiserror = "1.0.37"
 tinytemplate = "1.2.1"
 tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["macros", "rt", "process", "sync", "signal"], default-features = false }
 toml_edit = { version = "0.14.4", features = ["easy"] }
+tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["limit", "util"] }
 trust-dns-resolver = { version = "0.21.2", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["dnssec-ring"] }
 url = { version = "2.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
 xz2 = "0.1.7"
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/drivers/crates_io.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/drivers/crates_io.rs
index 21b1da26..aa7f0abe 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/drivers/crates_io.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/drivers/crates_io.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use cargo_toml::Manifest;
 use crates_io_api::AsyncClient;
 use log::debug;
-use reqwest::Client;
 use semver::VersionReq;
-use url::Url;
 
 use crate::{
     errors::BinstallError,
-    helpers::download::Download,
+    helpers::{
+        download::Download,
+        remote::{Client, Url},
+    },
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{Meta, TarBasedFmt},
 };
 
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers.rs
index 650de1d8..603c1b3d 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use compact_str::CompactString;
 pub use gh_crate_meta::*;
 pub use log::debug;
 pub use quickinstall::*;
-use reqwest::Client;
 
 use crate::{
     errors::BinstallError,
+    helpers::remote::Client,
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{PkgFmt, PkgMeta},
 };
 
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/gh_crate_meta.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/gh_crate_meta.rs
index 8676e74e..3d33db51 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/gh_crate_meta.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/gh_crate_meta.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use compact_str::{CompactString, ToCompactString};
 use futures_util::stream::{FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, warn};
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
-use reqwest::{Client, Method};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 use tinytemplate::TinyTemplate;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     errors::BinstallError,
     helpers::{
         download::Download,
-        remote::{get_redirected_final_url, remote_exists},
+        remote::{Client, Method},
         tasks::AutoAbortJoinHandle,
     },
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{PkgFmt, PkgMeta},
@@ -59,11 +58,9 @@ impl GhCrateMeta {
             AutoAbortJoinHandle::spawn(async move {
                 debug!("Checking for package at: '{url}'");
 
-                Ok(
-                    (remote_exists(client.clone(), url.clone(), Method::HEAD).await?
-                        || remote_exists(client, url.clone(), Method::GET).await?)
-                        .then_some((url, pkg_fmt)),
-                )
+                Ok((client.remote_exists(url.clone(), Method::HEAD).await?
+                    || client.remote_exists(url.clone(), Method::GET).await?)
+                    .then_some((url, pkg_fmt)))
             })
         })
     }
@@ -81,7 +78,11 @@ impl super::Fetcher for GhCrateMeta {
 
     async fn find(&self) -> Result<bool, BinstallError> {
         let repo = if let Some(repo) = self.data.repo.as_deref() {
-            Some(get_redirected_final_url(&self.client, Url::parse(repo)?).await?)
+            Some(
+                self.client
+                    .get_redirected_final_url(Url::parse(repo)?)
+                    .await?,
+            )
         } else {
             None
         };
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
index 6613d308..0886b200 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ use std::{path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
 use compact_str::CompactString;
 use log::debug;
-use reqwest::Client;
-use reqwest::Method;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::{
     errors::BinstallError,
-    helpers::{download::Download, remote::remote_exists},
+    helpers::{
+        download::Download,
+        remote::{Client, Method},
+    },
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{PkgFmt, PkgMeta},
 };
 
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ impl super::Fetcher for QuickInstall {
         let url = self.package_url();
         self.report();
         debug!("Checking for package at: '{url}'");
-        remote_exists(self.client.clone(), Url::parse(&url)?, Method::HEAD).await
+        self.client
+            .remote_exists(Url::parse(&url)?, Method::HEAD)
+            .await
     }
 
     async fn fetch_and_extract(&self, dst: &Path) -> Result<(), BinstallError> {
@@ -112,15 +115,7 @@ impl QuickInstall {
             let url = Url::parse(&stats_url)?;
             debug!("Sending installation report to quickinstall ({url})");
 
-            client
-                .request(Method::HEAD, url.clone())
-                .send()
-                .await
-                .map_err(|err| BinstallError::Http {
-                    method: Method::HEAD,
-                    url,
-                    err,
-                })?;
+            client.remote_exists(url, Method::HEAD).await?;
 
             Ok(())
         })
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/download.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/download.rs
index 4918e176..cb606000 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/download.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/download.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ use std::{fmt::Debug, marker::PhantomData, path::Path};
 
 use digest::{Digest, FixedOutput, HashMarker, Output, OutputSizeUser, Update};
 use log::debug;
-use reqwest::{Client, Url};
 
 use crate::{
     errors::BinstallError,
-    helpers::remote::create_request,
+    helpers::remote::{Client, Url},
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{PkgFmt, PkgFmtDecomposed, TarBasedFmt},
 };
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ impl Download {
         fmt: TarBasedFmt,
         visitor: V,
     ) -> Result<V::Target, BinstallError> {
-        let stream = create_request(self.client, self.url).await?;
+        let stream = self.client.create_request(self.url).await?;
 
         debug!("Downloading and extracting then in-memory processing");
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ impl Download {
         fmt: PkgFmt,
         path: impl AsRef<Path>,
     ) -> Result<(), BinstallError> {
-        let stream = create_request(self.client, self.url).await?;
+        let stream = self.client.create_request(self.url).await?;
 
         let path = path.as_ref();
         debug!("Downloading and extracting to: '{}'", path.display());
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/remote.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/remote.rs
index 95492cc0..d009939d 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/remote.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/helpers/remote.rs
@@ -1,69 +1,109 @@
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, num::NonZeroU64, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures_util::stream::Stream;
 use log::debug;
-use reqwest::{tls, Client, ClientBuilder, Method, Response};
-use url::Url;
+use reqwest::{Request, Response};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tower::{limit::rate::RateLimit, Service, ServiceBuilder, ServiceExt};
 
 use crate::errors::BinstallError;
 
-pub fn create_reqwest_client(min_tls: Option<tls::Version>) -> Result<Client, BinstallError> {
-    const USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+pub use reqwest::{tls, Method};
+pub use url::Url;
 
-    let mut builder = ClientBuilder::new()
-        .user_agent(USER_AGENT)
-        .https_only(true)
-        .min_tls_version(tls::Version::TLS_1_2);
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Client {
+    client: reqwest::Client,
+    rate_limit: Arc<Mutex<RateLimit<reqwest::Client>>>,
+}
 
-    if let Some(ver) = min_tls {
-        builder = builder.min_tls_version(ver);
+impl Client {
+    /// * `per` - must not be 0.
+    pub fn new(
+        min_tls: Option<tls::Version>,
+        per: Duration,
+        num_request: NonZeroU64,
+    ) -> Result<Self, BinstallError> {
+        const USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+
+        let mut builder = reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
+            .user_agent(USER_AGENT)
+            .https_only(true)
+            .min_tls_version(tls::Version::TLS_1_2)
+            .tcp_nodelay(false);
+
+        if let Some(ver) = min_tls {
+            builder = builder.min_tls_version(ver);
+        }
+
+        let client = builder.build()?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            client: client.clone(),
+            rate_limit: Arc::new(Mutex::new(
+                ServiceBuilder::new()
+                    .rate_limit(num_request.get(), per)
+                    .service(client),
+            )),
+        })
     }
 
-    Ok(builder.build()?)
-}
-
-pub async fn remote_exists(
-    client: Client,
-    url: Url,
-    method: Method,
-) -> Result<bool, BinstallError> {
-    let req = client
-        .request(method.clone(), url.clone())
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|err| BinstallError::Http { method, url, err })?;
-    Ok(req.status().is_success())
-}
-
-pub async fn get_redirected_final_url(client: &Client, url: Url) -> Result<Url, BinstallError> {
-    let method = Method::HEAD;
-
-    let req = client
-        .request(method.clone(), url.clone())
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .and_then(Response::error_for_status)
-        .map_err(|err| BinstallError::Http { method, url, err })?;
-
-    Ok(req.url().clone())
-}
-
-pub(crate) async fn create_request(
-    client: Client,
-    url: Url,
-) -> Result<impl Stream<Item = reqwest::Result<Bytes>>, BinstallError> {
-    debug!("Downloading from: '{url}'");
-
-    client
-        .get(url.clone())
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .and_then(|r| r.error_for_status())
-        .map_err(|err| BinstallError::Http {
-            method: Method::GET,
-            url,
-            err,
-        })
-        .map(Response::bytes_stream)
+    pub fn get_inner(&self) -> &reqwest::Client {
+        &self.client
+    }
+
+    async fn send_request(
+        &self,
+        method: Method,
+        url: Url,
+        error_for_status: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Response, BinstallError> {
+        let request = Request::new(method.clone(), url.clone());
+
+        // Reduce critical section:
+        //  - Construct the request before locking
+        //  - Once the rate_limit is ready, call it and obtain
+        //    the future, then release the lock before
+        //    polling the future.
+        let future = self.rate_limit.lock().await.ready().await?.call(request);
+
+        future
+            .await
+            .and_then(|response| {
+                if error_for_status {
+                    response.error_for_status()
+                } else {
+                    Ok(response)
+                }
+            })
+            .map_err(|err| BinstallError::Http { method, url, err })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn remote_exists(&self, url: Url, method: Method) -> Result<bool, BinstallError> {
+        Ok(self
+            .send_request(method, url, false)
+            .await?
+            .status()
+            .is_success())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_redirected_final_url(&self, url: Url) -> Result<Url, BinstallError> {
+        Ok(self
+            .send_request(Method::HEAD, url, true)
+            .await?
+            .url()
+            .clone())
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn create_request(
+        &self,
+        url: Url,
+    ) -> Result<impl Stream<Item = reqwest::Result<Bytes>>, BinstallError> {
+        debug!("Downloading from: '{url}'");
+
+        self.send_request(Method::GET, url, true)
+            .await
+            .map(Response::bytes_stream)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
index c56dfc87..59fa9ad8 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use cargo_toml::{Manifest, Package, Product};
 use compact_str::{CompactString, ToCompactString};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
-use reqwest::Client;
 use semver::{Version, VersionReq};
 use tokio::task::block_in_place;
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::{
     drivers::fetch_crate_cratesio,
     errors::BinstallError,
     fetchers::{Data, Fetcher, GhCrateMeta, QuickInstall},
-    helpers::tasks::AutoAbortJoinHandle,
+    helpers::{remote::Client, tasks::AutoAbortJoinHandle},
     manifests::cargo_toml_binstall::{Meta, PkgMeta},
 };