Crates / httparse / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to httparse
Short answerThe closest alternatives to httparse on crates.io data are http-range-header (290K real downloads a day), csv-core (687K real downloads a day), url (2.5M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is url, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. httparse itself gets 2,183,298 a day with 609 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs httparse | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| http-range-header Pulled in | 289,915 | 0.13x | 19 | 23mo | category Network programming, category Parser implementations, keyword "http", keyword "parser" | compare |
| csv-core Pulled in | 687,418 | 0.31x | 32 | 12mo | category No standard library, category Parser implementations, keyword "no_std", keyword "parser" | compare |
| url Foundational | 2,520,673 | 1.15x | 16,906 | 10mo | category No standard library, category Parser implementations, keyword "parser" | side by side |
| h2 Established | 2,290,495 | 1.05x | 296 | 18d | category Network programming, category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 0.94x | 3,782 | 54d | category Network programming, category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| axum-core Established | 1,571,431 | 0.72x | 191 | 10mo | category Network programming, category Web programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| html5ever Established | 506,290 | 0.23x | 380 | 40d | category Parser implementations, category Web programming, keyword "parser" | compare |
| logos Established | 291,211 | 0.13x | 573 | 9mo | keyword "no_std", keyword "parser" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with httparse; 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 httparse: 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 httparse, 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: Few direct dependents and gaining. 289,915 real downloads a day.http-range-headerRust crate. No-dep range header parser. Real use: 290K downloads a day on quiet days; 19 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time