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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to nohash-hasher
Short answerThe closest alternatives to nohash-hasher on crates.io data are ahash (2M real downloads a day), hashbrown (8.9M real downloads a day), foldhash (3M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is hashbrown, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. nohash-hasher itself gets 324,114 a day with 224 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs nohash-hasher | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ahash Widely used | 1,968,676 | 6.07x | 2,097 | 18mo | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| hashbrown Widely used | 8,927,960 | 27.55x | 2,468 | 6mo | keyword "hash", keyword "hashmap" | compare |
| foldhash Established | 3,043,165 | 9.39x | 333 | 14mo | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| rustc-hash Widely used | 2,998,135 | 9.25x | 3,505 | 4mo | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| siphasher Established | 1,957,258 | 6.04x | 274 | 29d | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| twox-hash Established | 763,473 | 2.36x | 394 | 20d | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| xxhash-rust Widely used | 425,794 | 1.31x | 1,000 | 26d | keyword "hash", keyword "hasher" | compare |
| indexmap Widely used | 4,883,122 | 15.07x | 6,422 | 49d | keyword "hashmap" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with nohash-hasher; 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 nohash-hasher: 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 nohash-hasher, 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: Widely used and steady. 1,968,676 real downloads a day.ahashRust crate. A non-cryptographic hash function using AES-NI for high performance. Real use: 2M downloads a day on quiet days; 2,097 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time