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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to android-tzdata
Short answerThe closest alternatives to android-tzdata on crates.io data are humantime (839K real downloads a day), chrono-tz (492K real downloads a day), winnow (3.6M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is winnow, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. android-tzdata itself gets 117,043 a day with 0 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs android-tzdata | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| humantime Widely used | 838,529 | 7.16x | 1,364 | 4mo | category Date and time, keyword "parser" | compare |
| chrono-tz Widely used | 491,997 | 4.20x | 1,135 | 15mo | category Date and time, keyword "timezone" | compare |
| winnow Established | 3,579,683 | 30.58x | 448 | 3mo | keyword "parser" | compare |
| clap Foundational | 3,139,218 | 26.82x | 49,450 | 40d | keyword "parser" | compare |
| clap_builder Pulled in | 2,755,258 | 23.54x | 26 | 40d | keyword "parser" | compare |
| clap_lex Pulled in | 2,652,105 | 22.66x | 35 | 40d | keyword "parser" | compare |
| url Foundational | 2,520,673 | 21.54x | 16,906 | 10mo | keyword "parser" | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 18.65x | 609 | 20mo | keyword "parser" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with android-tzdata; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For android-tzdata: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with android-tzdata, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 24, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Widely used and losing ground. 838,529 real downloads a day.humantimeRust crate. A parser and formatter for std::time::{Duration, SystemTime}. Real use: 839K downloads a day on quiet days; 1,364 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time