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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to dogstatsd
Short answerThe closest alternatives to dogstatsd on crates.io data are datadog-statsd (74 real downloads a day), reqwest (2.5M real downloads a day), ureq (840K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is reqwest, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. dogstatsd itself gets 9,654 a day with 5 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs dogstatsd | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| datadog-statsd Pulled in | 74 | 0.01x | 0 | 2.6y | keyword "datadog", keyword "dogstatsd" | compare |
| reqwest Foundational | 2,544,741 | 263.59x | 31,677 | 46d | keyword "client" | compare |
| ureq Widely used | 840,482 | 87.06x | 4,472 | 3d | keyword "client" | compare |
| k8s-openapi Established | 265,277 | 27.48x | 943 | 4mo | keyword "client" | compare |
| kube Established | 262,829 | 27.22x | 898 | 3mo | keyword "client" | compare |
| async-nats Established | 67,650 | 7.01x | 356 | 1d | keyword "client" | compare |
| vaultrs Pulled in | 32,253 | 3.34x | 42 | 7mo | keyword "client" | compare |
| etcd-client Pulled in | 30,381 | 3.15x | 76 | 8d | keyword "client" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with dogstatsd; 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 dogstatsd: 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 dogstatsd, 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: Few direct dependents and losing ground. 74 real downloads a day.datadog-statsdRust crate. A dogstatsd client for rust. Real use: 74 downloads a day on quiet days; 0 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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