Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to ort
Short answerThe closest alternatives to ort on crates.io data are mistralrs (1.2K real downloads a day), smawk (273K real downloads a day), candle-core (39.3K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is num-traits, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. ort itself gets 98,059 a day with 676 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs ort | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mistralrs Pulled in | 1,216 | 0.01x | 27 | 7mo | category Science, keyword "ai", keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| smawk Pulled in | 273,437 | 2.79x | 3 | 4mo | category Algorithms, category Mathematics | compare |
| candle-core Established | 39,321 | 0.40x | 674 | 4mo | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| candle-nn Established | 31,937 | 0.33x | 528 | 4mo | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| tch Established | 28,195 | 0.29x | 132 | 2mo | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| lance Pulled in | 22,286 | 0.23x | 36 | 20d | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| burn Established | 6,262 | 0.06x | 363 | 7d | category Science, keyword "machine-learning" | compare |
| num-traits Widely used | 2,894,023 | 29.51x | 7,561 | 2.5y | category Algorithms, category Science | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with ort; 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 ort: 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 ort, 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. 1,216 real downloads a day.mistralrsRust crate. Fast, flexible LLM inference. Real use: 1.2K downloads a day on quiet days; 27 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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