Crates / globwalk / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to globwalk
Short answerThe closest alternatives to globwalk on crates.io data are globset (685K real downloads a day), matchers (1.6M real downloads a day), itertools (4.5M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is itertools, and 4 shipped a release in the last year. globwalk itself gets 177,688 a day with 127 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs globwalk | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| globset Widely used | 685,147 | 3.86x | 1,808 | 3mo | keyword "glob", keyword "pattern" | compare |
| matchers Pulled in | 1,581,741 | 8.90x | 3 | 2.3y | keyword "pattern", keyword "regex" | compare |
| itertools Widely used | 4,545,996 | 25.58x | 8,656 | 4mo | keyword "iterator" | compare |
| regex-automata Established | 3,575,277 | 20.12x | 210 | 3mo | keyword "regex" | compare |
| aho-corasick Established | 3,331,047 | 18.75x | 655 | 3mo | keyword "pattern" | compare |
| utf8_iter Pulled in | 2,136,300 | 12.02x | 12 | 2.9y | keyword "iterator" | compare |
| utf16_iter Pulled in | 349,411 | 1.97x | 3 | 2.9y | keyword "iterator" | compare |
| peeking_take_while Pulled in | 123,016 | 0.69x | 7 | 5.1y | keyword "iterator" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with globwalk; 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 globwalk: 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 globwalk, 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
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