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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to atomic-waker
Short answerThe closest alternatives to atomic-waker on crates.io data are waker-fn (181K real downloads a day), futures-lite (763K real downloads a day), tokio (3.1M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tokio, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. atomic-waker itself gets 1,911,010 a day with 116 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs atomic-waker | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waker-fn Pulled in | 181,131 | 0.09x | 58 | 2.4y | category Concurrency, keyword "async", keyword "wake" | compare |
| futures-lite Widely used | 763,457 | 0.40x | 1,109 | 15mo | category Asynchronous, category Concurrency, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| tokio Foundational | 3,098,313 | 1.62x | 78,796 | 3d | category Asynchronous, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| futures Foundational | 2,405,900 | 1.26x | 26,505 | 2mo | category Asynchronous, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 1.23x | 5,816 | 9mo | category Asynchronous, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 1.07x | 3,782 | 54d | category Asynchronous, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 0.64x | 3,752 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, keyword "async", keyword "futures" | compare |
| parking Pulled in | 1,186,429 | 0.62x | 39 | 2.1y | category Concurrency, keyword "notify", keyword "wake" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with atomic-waker; 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 atomic-waker: 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 atomic-waker, 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: Few direct dependents and quiet for years. 181,131 real downloads a day.waker-fnRust crate. Convert closures into wakers. Real use: 181K downloads a day on quiet days; 58 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time