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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to metrics-exporter-prometheus
Short answerThe closest alternatives to metrics-exporter-prometheus on crates.io data are opentelemetry-prometheus (36.2K real downloads a day), prometheus (338K real downloads a day), prometheus-client (141K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is log, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. metrics-exporter-prometheus itself gets 188,299 a day with 504 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs metrics-exporter-prometheus | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opentelemetry-prometheus Pulled in | 36,153 | 0.19x | 69 | 18d | category Debugging, keyword "metrics", keyword "prometheus" | compare |
| prometheus Established | 338,351 | 1.80x | 953 | 19mo | keyword "metrics", keyword "prometheus" | side by side |
| prometheus-client Established | 140,668 | 0.75x | 185 | 56d | keyword "metrics", keyword "prometheus" | compare |
| tracing-subscriber Foundational | 1,919,774 | 10.20x | 20,192 | 7mo | category Debugging, keyword "metrics" | compare |
| opentelemetry Widely used | 843,720 | 4.48x | 1,838 | 15d | category Debugging, keyword "metrics" | compare |
| opentelemetry-proto Established | 616,473 | 3.27x | 166 | 15d | category Debugging, keyword "metrics" | compare |
| opentelemetry-otlp Widely used | 562,213 | 2.99x | 1,046 | 15d | category Debugging, keyword "metrics" | compare |
| log Foundational | 3,895,505 | 20.69x | 31,897 | 2mo | category Debugging | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with metrics-exporter-prometheus; 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 metrics-exporter-prometheus: 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 metrics-exporter-prometheus, 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: Few direct dependents and steady. 36,153 real downloads a day.opentelemetry-prometheusRust crate. Prometheus exporter for OpenTelemetry. Real use: 36.2K downloads a day on quiet days; 69 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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