Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to gpui
Short answerThe closest alternatives to gpui on crates.io data are egui (81.7K real downloads a day), dioxus (13.8K real downloads a day), eframe (66.8K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tauri, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. gpui itself gets 2,472 a day with 142 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs gpui | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| egui Widely used | 81,700 | 33.05x | 1,358 | 12d | category GUI, keyword "gui", keyword "immediate" | compare |
| dioxus Established | 13,820 | 5.59x | 471 | 11d | keyword "desktop", keyword "gui" | compare |
| eframe Widely used | 66,809 | 27.03x | 1,167 | 12d | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| iced Established | 7,494 | 3.03x | 410 | 11mo | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| slint Established | 7,244 | 2.93x | 115 | 36d | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| tauri Established | 164,334 | 66.48x | 751 | 6d | category GUI | compare |
| tauri-build Established | 163,848 | 66.28x | 112 | 6d | category GUI | compare |
| bevy Widely used | 19,735 | 7.98x | 2,157 | 19d | category GUI | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with gpui; 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 gpui: 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 gpui, 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: Widely used and gaining. 81,700 real downloads a day.eguiRust crate. An easy-to-use immediate mode GUI that runs on both web and native. Real use: 81.7K downloads a day on quiet days; 1,358 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
.jpg){kind=link}