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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to near-sdk
Short answerThe closest alternatives to near-sdk on crates.io data are uuid (2.6M real downloads a day), reqwest (2.5M real downloads a day), wasi (2.2M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is uuid, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. near-sdk itself gets 1,678 a day with 48 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs near-sdk | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uuid Foundational | 2,553,829 | 1521.95x | 22,614 | 1d | category WebAssembly | compare |
| reqwest Foundational | 2,544,741 | 1516.53x | 31,677 | 46d | category WebAssembly | compare |
| wasi Pulled in | 2,177,567 | 1297.72x | 58 | 13mo | category WebAssembly | compare |
| wasm-bindgen Widely used | 1,760,430 | 1049.12x | 5,777 | 29d | category WebAssembly | compare |
| js-sys Widely used | 1,626,231 | 969.15x | 3,511 | 29d | category WebAssembly | compare |
| web-time Widely used | 1,133,377 | 675.43x | 1,163 | 2.6y | category WebAssembly | compare |
| wasip2 Pulled in | 1,129,868 | 673.34x | 16 | 32d | category WebAssembly | compare |
| whoami Established | 872,045 | 519.69x | 481 | 2mo | category WebAssembly | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with near-sdk; 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 near-sdk: 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 near-sdk, 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: Foundational and steady. 2,553,829 real downloads a day.uuidRust crate. A library to generate and parse UUIDs. Real use: 2.6M downloads a day on quiet days; 22,614 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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