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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to leb128fmt
Short answerThe closest alternatives to leb128fmt on crates.io data are toml_datetime (3.2M real downloads a day), toml (3M real downloads a day), toml_parser (1.8M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is toml_datetime, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. leb128fmt itself gets 629,549 a day with 4 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs leb128fmt | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| toml_datetime Pulled in | 3,215,444 | 5.11x | 29 | 16d | category Encoding, category Parser implementations, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml Foundational | 2,960,881 | 4.70x | 20,777 | 15d | category Encoding, category Parser implementations, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml_parser Pulled in | 1,763,218 | 2.80x | 22 | 15d | category Encoding, category Parser implementations, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml_writer Pulled in | 1,210,489 | 1.92x | 15 | 16d | category Encoding, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| lexical-core Pulled in | 351,327 | 0.56x | 72 | 13mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| lexical-write-float Pulled in | 310,656 | 0.49x | 3 | 13mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| lexical-write-integer Pulled in | 310,437 | 0.49x | 3 | 13mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "encoding", keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml_edit Widely used | 2,715,071 | 4.31x | 1,989 | 15d | category Encoding, category Parser implementations, keyword "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 leb128fmt; 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 leb128fmt: 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 leb128fmt, 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 steady. 3,215,444 real downloads a day.toml_datetimeRust crate. A TOML-compatible datetime type. Real use: 3.2M downloads a day on quiet days; 29 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time