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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to geojson
Short answerThe closest alternatives to geojson on crates.io data are geo (57.4K real downloads a day), serde_json (4.3M real downloads a day), assert-json-diff (491K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is serde_json, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. geojson itself gets 24,458 a day with 220 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs geojson | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| geo Established | 57,418 | 2.35x | 421 | 6mo | keyword "geo", keyword "gis" | compare |
| serde_json Foundational | 4,294,696 | 175.59x | 113,141 | 13d | keyword "json" | compare |
| assert-json-diff Established | 491,066 | 20.08x | 178 | 4.3y | keyword "json" | compare |
| json-patch Established | 384,913 | 15.74x | 162 | 6mo | keyword "json" | compare |
| prost-reflect Established | 283,349 | 11.59x | 198 | 4mo | keyword "json" | compare |
| jsonpath-rust Pulled in | 258,575 | 10.57x | 79 | 11d | keyword "json" | compare |
| typify Established | 59,267 | 2.42x | 288 | 13d | keyword "json" | compare |
| proj Pulled in | 2,518 | 0.10x | 29 | 14mo | keyword "geo" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with geojson; 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 geojson: 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 geojson, 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 steady. 57,418 real downloads a day.geoRust crate. Geospatial primitives and algorithms. Real use: 57.4K downloads a day on quiet days; 421 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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