Crates / chrono-tz / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to chrono-tz
Short answerThe closest alternatives to chrono-tz on crates.io data are jiff-static (646K real downloads a day), parse-zoneinfo (125K real downloads a day), jiff (982K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is time, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. chrono-tz itself gets 491,997 a day with 1,135 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs chrono-tz | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jiff-static Pulled in | 646,337 | 1.31x | 1 | 18d | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "iana" | compare |
| parse-zoneinfo Pulled in | 125,301 | 0.25x | 8 | 15mo | keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| jiff Widely used | 981,794 | 2.00x | 1,531 | 18d | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time Widely used | 2,434,189 | 4.95x | 6,747 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time-core Pulled in | 2,195,248 | 4.46x | 9 | 4mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time-macros Pulled in | 2,150,923 | 4.37x | 15 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| iana-time-zone Established | 2,009,518 | 4.08x | 109 | 9mo | category Date and time, keyword "iana", keyword "time" | compare |
| iana-time-zone-haiku Pulled in | 927,965 | 1.89x | 1 | 3.5y | category Date and time, keyword "iana", keyword "time" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with chrono-tz; 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 chrono-tz: 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 chrono-tz, 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 gaining. 646,337 real downloads a day.jiff-staticRust crate. Create static TimeZone values for Jiff (useful in core-only environments). Real use: 646K downloads a day on quiet days; 1 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time