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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to axum-macros
Short answerThe closest alternatives to axum-macros on crates.io data are h2 (2.3M real downloads a day), tower-http (2M real downloads a day), tonic (1.2M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tokio, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. axum-macros itself gets 369,942 a day with 75 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs axum-macros | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 Established | 2,290,495 | 6.19x | 296 | 18d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 5.53x | 3,782 | 54d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 3.28x | 3,752 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tokio Foundational | 3,098,313 | 8.38x | 78,796 | 3d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 6.33x | 5,816 | 9mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tokio-rustls Widely used | 2,299,591 | 6.22x | 2,458 | 26d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 5.90x | 609 | 20mo | category Network programming, category Web programming | compare |
| tower-service Established | 1,972,046 | 5.33x | 833 | 2.2y | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with axum-macros; 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 axum-macros: 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 axum-macros, 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: Established and steady. 2,290,495 real downloads a day.h2Rust crate. An HTTP/2 client and server. Real use: 2.3M downloads a day on quiet days; 296 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time