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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to image-webp
Short answerThe closest alternatives to image-webp on crates.io data are zune-core (612K real downloads a day), base64 (4.6M real downloads a day), serde (4.3M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is base64, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. image-webp itself gets 403,308 a day with 64 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs image-webp | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zune-core Pulled in | 611,619 | 1.52x | 64 | 3mo | category Encoding, category Images | compare |
| base64 Foundational | 4,638,981 | 11.50x | 19,537 | 3mo | category Encoding | compare |
| serde Foundational | 4,327,945 | 10.73x | 133,588 | 3mo | category Encoding | compare |
| serde_json Foundational | 4,294,696 | 10.65x | 113,141 | 13d | category Encoding | compare |
| serde_core Established | 3,794,333 | 9.41x | 229 | 3mo | category Encoding | compare |
| zerocopy Established | 3,245,504 | 8.05x | 878 | 11d | category Encoding | compare |
| toml_datetime Pulled in | 3,215,444 | 7.97x | 29 | 16d | category Encoding | compare |
| toml Foundational | 2,960,881 | 7.34x | 20,777 | 15d | category Encoding | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with image-webp; 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 image-webp: 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 image-webp, 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. 611,619 real downloads a day.zune-coreRust crate. Core utilities for image processing in the zune family of crates. Real use: 612K downloads a day on quiet days; 64 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time