Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to moka
Short answerThe closest alternatives to moka on crates.io data are scc (241K real downloads a day), lru (1.2M real downloads a day), dashmap (1.1M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is parking_lot_core, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. moka itself gets 527,705 a day with 743 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs moka | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scc Established | 240,754 | 0.46x | 133 | 53d | category Caching, category Concurrency, keyword "cache", keyword "concurrent" | compare |
| lru Widely used | 1,188,797 | 2.25x | 1,543 | 6d | category Caching, keyword "cache" | side by side |
| dashmap Widely used | 1,112,131 | 2.11x | 4,694 | 5mo | category Concurrency, keyword "concurrent" | side by side |
| sdd Pulled in | 238,698 | 0.45x | 7 | 38d | category Concurrency, keyword "concurrent" | compare |
| thread_local Established | 2,051,115 | 3.89x | 227 | 3mo | keyword "concurrent" | compare |
| parking_lot_core Pulled in | 2,995,937 | 5.68x | 47 | 3d | category Concurrency | compare |
| lock_api Established | 2,874,492 | 5.45x | 143 | 3d | category Concurrency | compare |
| yoke Established | 2,599,767 | 4.93x | 104 | 2d | category Caching | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with moka; 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 moka: 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 moka, 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.
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