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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to lexical-util
Short answerThe closest alternatives to lexical-util on crates.io data are base64 (4.6M real downloads a day), serde (4.3M real downloads a day), serde_core (3.8M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is base64, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. lexical-util itself gets 374,830 a day with 5 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs lexical-util | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base64 Foundational | 4,638,981 | 12.38x | 19,537 | 3mo | category Encoding, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| serde Foundational | 4,327,945 | 11.55x | 133,588 | 3mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| serde_core Established | 3,794,333 | 10.12x | 229 | 3mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml_datetime Pulled in | 3,215,444 | 8.58x | 29 | 16d | category Encoding, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml Foundational | 2,960,881 | 7.90x | 20,777 | 15d | category Encoding, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| hex Foundational | 1,974,541 | 5.27x | 14,719 | 5.6y | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| toml_parser Pulled in | 1,763,218 | 4.70x | 22 | 15d | category Encoding, keyword "no_std" | compare |
| half Widely used | 1,416,928 | 3.78x | 1,633 | 12mo | category Encoding, category No standard library, keyword "no_std" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with lexical-util; 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 lexical-util: 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 lexical-util, 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: Foundational and gaining. 4,638,981 real downloads a day.base64Rust crate. encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8. Real use: 4.6M downloads a day on quiet days; 19,537 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time