Crates / ipnetwork / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to ipnetwork
Short answerThe closest alternatives to ipnetwork on crates.io data are ipnet (2M real downloads a day), socket2 (4M real downloads a day), rustix (3.4M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is syn, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. ipnetwork itself gets 268,630 a day with 284 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs ipnetwork | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipnet Established | 2,000,731 | 7.45x | 780 | 48d | category Network programming, keyword "cidr", keyword "ip" | compare |
| socket2 Widely used | 4,034,112 | 15.02x | 1,539 | 3mo | category Network programming, keyword "network" | compare |
| rustix Widely used | 3,390,892 | 12.62x | 1,684 | 38d | category Network programming, keyword "network" | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 8.13x | 609 | 20mo | category Network programming, category Parser implementations | compare |
| http-range-header Pulled in | 289,915 | 1.08x | 19 | 23mo | category Network programming, category Parser implementations | compare |
| sysinfo Widely used | 644,904 | 2.40x | 2,167 | 4mo | keyword "network" | compare |
| syn Foundational | 8,378,886 | 31.19x | 18,848 | 12d | category Parser implementations | compare |
| serde_json Foundational | 4,294,696 | 15.99x | 113,141 | 13d | category Parser implementations | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with ipnetwork; 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 ipnetwork: 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 ipnetwork, 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. 2,000,731 real downloads a day.ipnetRust crate. Provides types and useful methods for working with IPv4 and IPv6 network addresses, commonly called IP prefixes. The new `IpNet`, `Ipv4Net`, and `Ipv6Net`...Read it next →Also worth your time