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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to pingora-core
Short answerThe closest alternatives to pingora-core on crates.io data are tower-http (2M real downloads a day), tower (2.3M real downloads a day), axum (1.6M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tower, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. pingora-core itself gets 12,260 a day with 60 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs pingora-core | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 166.73x | 3,782 | 54d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async", keyword "http" | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 191.08x | 5,816 | 9mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| axum Widely used | 1,587,646 | 129.50x | 9,968 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| axum-core Established | 1,571,431 | 128.18x | 191 | 10mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 99.09x | 3,752 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| tonic-build Widely used | 683,184 | 55.72x | 1,000 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| actix-rt Established | 151,547 | 12.36x | 467 | 41d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| async-std Widely used | 138,341 | 11.28x | 1,903 | 14mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with pingora-core; 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 pingora-core: 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 pingora-core, 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: Widely used and steady. 2,044,149 real downloads a day.tower-httpRust crate. Tower middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers. Real use: 2M downloads a day on quiet days; 3,782 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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