Crates / html5ever / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to html5ever
Short answerThe closest alternatives to html5ever on crates.io data are quick-xml (1.5M real downloads a day), xml-rs (303K real downloads a day), url (2.5M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is winnow, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. html5ever itself gets 506,290 a day with 380 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs html5ever | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quick-xml Widely used | 1,525,182 | 3.01x | 2,687 | 2mo | category Parser implementations, keyword "html", keyword "parser" | side by side |
| xml-rs Established | 302,873 | 0.60x | 370 | 3mo | category Parser implementations, keyword "parser", keyword "parsing" | compare |
| url Foundational | 2,520,673 | 4.98x | 16,906 | 10mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming, keyword "parser" | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 4.31x | 609 | 20mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming, keyword "parser" | compare |
| http-range-header Pulled in | 289,915 | 0.57x | 19 | 23mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming, keyword "parser" | compare |
| winnow Established | 3,579,683 | 7.07x | 448 | 3mo | keyword "parser", keyword "parsing" | compare |
| nom Widely used | 2,156,544 | 4.26x | 2,600 | 21mo | keyword "parser", keyword "parsing" | compare |
| combine Established | 900,865 | 1.78x | 121 | 9d | keyword "parser", keyword "parsing" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with html5ever; 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 html5ever: 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 html5ever, 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. 1,525,182 real downloads a day.quick-xmlRust crate. High performance xml reader and writer. Real use: 1.5M downloads a day on quiet days; 2,687 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time