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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to markup5ever
Short answerThe closest alternatives to markup5ever on crates.io data are url (2.5M real downloads a day), httparse (2.2M real downloads a day), http-range-header (290K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is syn, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. markup5ever itself gets 511,767 a day with 91 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs markup5ever | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url Foundational | 2,520,673 | 4.93x | 16,906 | 10mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming | compare |
| httparse Established | 2,183,298 | 4.27x | 609 | 20mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming | compare |
| http-range-header Pulled in | 289,915 | 0.57x | 19 | 23mo | category Parser implementations, category Web programming | compare |
| syn Foundational | 8,378,886 | 16.37x | 18,848 | 12d | category Parser implementations | compare |
| serde_json Foundational | 4,294,696 | 8.39x | 113,141 | 13d | category Parser implementations | compare |
| shlex Established | 3,284,146 | 6.42x | 754 | 5mo | category Parser implementations | compare |
| http Widely used | 3,277,345 | 6.40x | 8,511 | 3mo | category Web programming | compare |
| toml_datetime Pulled in | 3,215,444 | 6.28x | 29 | 16d | category Parser implementations | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with markup5ever; 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 markup5ever: 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 markup5ever, 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 steady. 2,520,673 real downloads a day.urlRust crate. URL library for Rust, based on the WHATWG URL Standard. Real use: 2.5M downloads a day on quiet days; 16,906 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time