Crates / camino / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to camino
Short answerThe closest alternatives to camino on crates.io data are notify (515K real downloads a day), notify-types (404K real downloads a day), remove_dir_all (122K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is base64, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. camino itself gets 872,911 a day with 1,078 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs camino | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| notify Widely used | 515,449 | 0.59x | 3,197 | 7d | category Filesystem, keyword "filesystem" | side by side |
| notify-types Pulled in | 404,449 | 0.46x | 8 | 9mo | category Filesystem, keyword "filesystem" | compare |
| remove_dir_all Pulled in | 122,193 | 0.14x | 84 | 23mo | category Filesystem, keyword "filesystem" | compare |
| which Widely used | 817,673 | 0.94x | 2,276 | 59d | category Filesystem, category Operating systems | compare |
| bytesize Established | 267,970 | 0.31x | 503 | 3mo | category Development tools, category Filesystem | compare |
| base64 Foundational | 4,638,981 | 5.31x | 19,537 | 3mo | keyword "utf8" | compare |
| unicode-ident Established | 4,390,154 | 5.03x | 222 | 12d | keyword "unicode" | compare |
| heck Widely used | 3,901,922 | 4.47x | 1,865 | 2.6y | keyword "unicode" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with camino; 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 camino: 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 camino, 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 steady. 515,449 real downloads a day.notifyRust crate. Cross-platform filesystem notification library. Real use: 515K downloads a day on quiet days; 3,197 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time