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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to gitlab
Short answerThe closest alternatives to gitlab on crates.io data are async-nats (67.7K real downloads a day), async-stripe (11.5K real downloads a day), cloudflare (861 real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is async-nats, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. gitlab itself gets 22,431 a day with 34 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs gitlab | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| async-nats Established | 67,650 | 3.02x | 356 | 1d | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| async-stripe Pulled in | 11,460 | 0.51x | 21 | 1d | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| cloudflare Pulled in | 861 | 0.04x | 13 | 20mo | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| nats Pulled in | 625 | 0.03x | 28 | 7mo | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| infisical Pulled in | 171 | 0.01x | 2 | 6d | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| shopify_api Pulled in | 14 | 0.00x | 0 | 0d | category API bindings, keyword "api" | compare |
| aws_lambda_events Pulled in | 42,826 | 1.91x | 54 | 6d | category API bindings, category Web programming | compare |
| async-openai Established | 34,654 | 1.54x | 280 | 17d | category API bindings, category Web programming | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with gitlab; 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 gitlab: 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 gitlab, 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. 67,650 real downloads a day.async-natsRust crate. A async Rust NATS client. Real use: 67.7K downloads a day on quiet days; 356 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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