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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to language-tags
Short answerThe closest alternatives to language-tags on crates.io data are httparse (2.2M real downloads a day), quick-xml (1.5M real downloads a day), html5ever (506K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is http, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. language-tags itself gets 151,991 a day with 80 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs language-tags | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 14.36x | 609 | 20mo | category Parser implementations, keyword "http" | compare |
| quick-xml Widely used | 1,525,182 | 10.03x | 2,687 | 2mo | category Parser implementations, keyword "html" | compare |
| html5ever Established | 506,290 | 3.33x | 380 | 40d | category Parser implementations, keyword "html" | compare |
| http-range-header Pulled in | 289,915 | 1.91x | 19 | 23mo | category Parser implementations, keyword "http" | compare |
| http Widely used | 3,277,345 | 21.56x | 8,511 | 3mo | keyword "http" | compare |
| http-body Widely used | 2,784,335 | 18.32x | 1,124 | 3mo | keyword "http" | compare |
| hyper Widely used | 2,783,528 | 18.31x | 5,861 | 18d | keyword "http" | compare |
| idna Established | 2,577,546 | 16.96x | 246 | 14mo | keyword "http" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with language-tags; 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 language-tags: 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 language-tags, 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. 2,183,298 real downloads a day.httparseRust crate. A tiny, safe, speedy, zero-copy HTTP/1.x parser. Real use: 2.2M downloads a day on quiet days; 609 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time