Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to glam
Short answerThe closest alternatives to glam on crates.io data are smallvec (3.9M real downloads a day), arrayvec (1.7M real downloads a day), pxfm (585K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is smallvec, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. glam itself gets 614,080 a day with 1,525 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs glam | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smallvec Widely used | 3,868,589 | 6.30x | 4,345 | 1d | keyword "vector" | side by side |
| arrayvec Widely used | 1,733,744 | 2.82x | 1,215 | 4mo | category No standard library, keyword "vector" | compare |
| pxfm Pulled in | 584,908 | 0.95x | 11 | 4mo | keyword "math" | compare |
| matrixmultiply Pulled in | 407,428 | 0.66x | 88 | 3mo | keyword "matrix" | compare |
| ndarray Widely used | 354,525 | 0.58x | 2,985 | 9mo | keyword "matrix" | compare |
| dlv-list Pulled in | 291,302 | 0.47x | 9 | 23mo | keyword "vector" | compare |
| smawk Pulled in | 273,437 | 0.45x | 3 | 4mo | keyword "matrix" | compare |
| nibble_vec Pulled in | 234,547 | 0.38x | 3 | 6.3y | keyword "vector" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with glam; 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 glam: 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 glam, 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: Widely used and steady. 3,868,589 real downloads a day.smallvecRust crate. 'Small vector' optimization: store up to a small number of items on the stack. Real use: 3.9M downloads a day on quiet days; 4,345 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time