Crates / candle-core / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to candle-core
Short answerThe closest alternatives to candle-core on crates.io data are burn (6.3K real downloads a day), ndarray (355K real downloads a day), ort (98.1K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is num-integer, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. candle-core itself gets 39,321 a day with 674 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs candle-core | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| burn Established | 6,262 | 0.16x | 363 | 7d | category Science, keyword "machine-learning", keyword "tensor" | compare |
| ndarray Widely used | 354,525 | 9.02x | 2,985 | 9mo | category Science, keyword "blas" | compare |
| ort Established | 98,059 | 2.49x | 676 | 8d | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| tch Established | 28,195 | 0.72x | 132 | 2mo | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| lance Pulled in | 22,286 | 0.57x | 36 | 20d | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| num-integer Established | 2,011,508 | 51.16x | 701 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
| num-bigint Widely used | 1,899,489 | 48.31x | 2,449 | 4mo | category Science | compare |
| ordered-float Widely used | 1,379,318 | 35.08x | 1,143 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with candle-core; 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 candle-core: 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 candle-core, 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 27, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Established and gaining. 6,262 real downloads a day.burnRust crate. Flexible and Comprehensive Deep Learning Framework in Rust. Real use: 6.3K downloads a day on quiet days; 363 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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