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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to governor
Short answerThe closest alternatives to governor on crates.io data are lock_api (2.9M real downloads a day), httparse (2.2M real downloads a day), crossbeam-utils (2.7M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is lock_api, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. governor itself gets 232,273 a day with 516 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs governor | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lock_api Established | 2,874,492 | 12.38x | 143 | 3d | category Concurrency, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 9.40x | 609 | 20mo | category Network programming, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| crossbeam-utils Established | 2,696,777 | 11.61x | 605 | 49d | category Algorithms, category Concurrency | compare |
| crossbeam-deque Established | 1,924,167 | 8.28x | 142 | 49d | category Algorithms, category Concurrency | compare |
| matchit Established | 1,597,322 | 6.88x | 207 | 7mo | category Algorithms, category Network programming | compare |
| crossbeam-channel Widely used | 1,564,625 | 6.74x | 2,767 | 49d | category Algorithms, category Concurrency | compare |
| tokio-tungstenite Widely used | 1,029,416 | 4.43x | 3,629 | 3mo | category Concurrency, category Network programming | compare |
| async-std Widely used | 138,341 | 0.60x | 1,903 | 14mo | category Concurrency, category Network 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 governor; 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 governor: 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 governor, 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: Established and steady. 2,874,492 real downloads a day.lock_apiRust crate. Wrappers to create fully-featured Mutex and RwLock types. Compatible with no_std. Real use: 2.9M downloads a day on quiet days; 143 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time