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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to neo4rs
Short answerThe closest alternatives to neo4rs on crates.io data are cdrs-tokio (309 real downloads a day), clickhouse (57.4K real downloads a day), async-compression (708K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tower, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. neo4rs itself gets 4,568 a day with 71 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs neo4rs | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cdrs-tokio Pulled in | 309 | 0.07x | 3 | 5mo | category Asynchronous, category Database interfaces, keyword "driver" | compare |
| clickhouse Pulled in | 57,448 | 12.58x | 87 | 14d | keyword "driver", keyword "tokio" | compare |
| async-compression Established | 707,872 | 154.96x | 387 | 7d | category Asynchronous, keyword "tokio" | compare |
| clickhouse-rs Pulled in | 195 | 0.04x | 6 | 3.1y | category Database interfaces, keyword "tokio" | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 512.83x | 5,816 | 9mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| h2 Established | 2,290,495 | 501.42x | 296 | 18d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 447.49x | 3,782 | 54d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
| tower-service Established | 1,972,046 | 431.71x | 833 | 2.2y | category Asynchronous, category Network programming | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with neo4rs; 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 neo4rs: 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 neo4rs, 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 losing ground. 309 real downloads a day.cdrs-tokioRust crate. Async Cassandra DB driver written in Rust. Real use: 309 downloads a day on quiet days; 3 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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