Crates / jiff-static / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to jiff-static
Short answerThe closest alternatives to jiff-static on crates.io data are chrono-tz (492K real downloads a day), parse-zoneinfo (125K real downloads a day), time (2.4M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is time, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. jiff-static itself gets 646,337 a day with 1 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs jiff-static | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrono-tz Widely used | 491,997 | 0.76x | 1,135 | 15mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "iana" | compare |
| parse-zoneinfo Pulled in | 125,301 | 0.19x | 8 | 15mo | keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time Widely used | 2,434,189 | 3.77x | 6,747 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| chrono Foundational | 2,369,156 | 3.67x | 38,126 | 5mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time-core Pulled in | 2,195,248 | 3.40x | 9 | 4mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time-macros Pulled in | 2,150,923 | 3.33x | 15 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| iana-time-zone Established | 2,009,518 | 3.11x | 109 | 9mo | category Date and time, keyword "iana", keyword "time" | compare |
| iana-time-zone-haiku Pulled in | 927,965 | 1.44x | 1 | 3.5y | category Date and time, keyword "iana", keyword "time" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with jiff-static; 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 jiff-static: 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 jiff-static, 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 gaining. 491,997 real downloads a day.chrono-tzRust crate. TimeZone implementations for chrono from the IANA database. Real use: 492K downloads a day on quiet days; 1,135 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time