Crates / parse-zoneinfo / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to parse-zoneinfo
Short answerThe closest alternatives to parse-zoneinfo on crates.io data are jiff (982K real downloads a day), chrono-tz (492K real downloads a day), time (2.4M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is time, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. parse-zoneinfo itself gets 125,301 a day with 8 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs parse-zoneinfo | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jiff Widely used | 981,794 | 7.84x | 1,531 | 18d | keyword "calendar", keyword "date" | compare |
| chrono-tz Widely used | 491,997 | 3.93x | 1,135 | 15mo | keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| time Widely used | 2,434,189 | 19.43x | 6,747 | 3mo | keyword "calendar", keyword "date" | compare |
| chrono Foundational | 2,369,156 | 18.91x | 38,126 | 5mo | keyword "calendar", keyword "date" | compare |
| time-core Pulled in | 2,195,248 | 17.52x | 9 | 4mo | keyword "calendar", keyword "date" | compare |
| time-macros Pulled in | 2,150,923 | 17.17x | 15 | 3mo | keyword "calendar", keyword "date" | compare |
| jiff-static Pulled in | 646,337 | 5.16x | 1 | 18d | keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
| httpdate Established | 1,757,620 | 14.03x | 659 | 3.2y | keyword "date", keyword "time" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with parse-zoneinfo; 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 parse-zoneinfo: 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 parse-zoneinfo, 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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