Crates / jsonwebtoken / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to jsonwebtoken
Short answerThe closest alternatives to jsonwebtoken on crates.io data are rustix (3.4M real downloads a day), io-lifetimes (419K real downloads a day), async-nats (67.7K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is rustix, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. jsonwebtoken itself gets 698,399 a day with 2,010 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs jsonwebtoken | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rustix Widely used | 3,390,892 | 4.86x | 1,684 | 38d | keyword "api" | side by side |
| io-lifetimes Pulled in | 418,589 | 0.60x | 26 | 15mo | keyword "api" | compare |
| async-nats Established | 67,650 | 0.10x | 356 | 1d | keyword "api" | compare |
| lambda_runtime Established | 48,397 | 0.07x | 100 | 6d | keyword "api" | compare |
| vaultrs Pulled in | 32,253 | 0.05x | 42 | 7mo | keyword "api" | compare |
| etcd-client Pulled in | 30,381 | 0.04x | 76 | 8d | keyword "api" | compare |
| lambda_http Pulled in | 25,267 | 0.04x | 63 | 6d | keyword "api" | compare |
| gitlab Pulled in | 22,431 | 0.03x | 34 | 4d | keyword "api" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with jsonwebtoken; 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 jsonwebtoken: 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 jsonwebtoken, 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 27, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Widely used and steady. 3,390,892 real downloads a day.rustixRust crate. Safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls. Real use: 3.4M downloads a day on quiet days; 1,684 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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