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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to http-body
Short answerThe closest alternatives to http-body on crates.io data are h2 (2.3M real downloads a day), httparse (2.2M real downloads a day), headers (343K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is idna, and 4 shipped a release in the last year. http-body itself gets 2,784,335 a day with 1,124 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs http-body | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 Established | 2,290,495 | 0.82x | 296 | 18d | category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 0.78x | 609 | 20mo | category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| headers Established | 343,059 | 0.12x | 273 | 30d | category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| cookie_store Established | 318,087 | 0.11x | 132 | 8mo | category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| idna Established | 2,577,546 | 0.93x | 246 | 14mo | keyword "http" | compare |
| httpdate Established | 1,757,620 | 0.63x | 659 | 3.2y | keyword "http" | compare |
| ureq Widely used | 840,482 | 0.30x | 4,472 | 3d | keyword "http" | compare |
| hyper-tls Established | 741,124 | 0.27x | 476 | 2.9y | keyword "http" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with http-body; 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 http-body: 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 http-body, 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. 2,290,495 real downloads a day.h2Rust crate. An HTTP/2 client and server. Real use: 2.3M downloads a day on quiet days; 296 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time