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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to cargo-outdated
Short answerThe closest alternatives to cargo-outdated on crates.io data are semver (2.8M real downloads a day), cfg-expr (348K real downloads a day), cfg_aliases (2.2M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is semver, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. cargo-outdated itself gets 757 a day with 0 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs cargo-outdated | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semver Widely used | 2,771,038 | 3660.55x | 4,141 | 7mo | keyword "cargo" | compare |
| cfg-expr Pulled in | 348,087 | 459.82x | 22 | 23d | keyword "cargo" | compare |
| cfg_aliases Established | 2,163,249 | 2857.66x | 283 | 3mo | category Development tools | compare |
| derive_more Widely used | 1,604,594 | 2119.68x | 3,690 | 10mo | category Development tools | compare |
| prettyplease Widely used | 1,584,839 | 2093.58x | 1,032 | 3mo | category Development tools | compare |
| paste Widely used | 1,338,247 | 1767.83x | 3,246 | 2.5y | category Development tools | compare |
| camino Widely used | 872,911 | 1153.12x | 1,078 | 39d | category Development tools | compare |
| document-features Established | 703,484 | 929.31x | 672 | 12mo | category Development tools | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with cargo-outdated; read its description before you swap.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 For cargo-outdated: is it still maintained?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(top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with cargo-outdated, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not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: Widely used and steady. 2,771,038 real downloads a day.semverRust crate. Parser and evaluator for Cargo's flavor of Semantic Versioning. Real use: 2.8M downloads a day on quiet days; 4,141 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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