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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to pingora
Short answerThe closest alternatives to pingora on crates.io data are h2 (2.3M real downloads a day), tower-http (2M real downloads a day), tokio (3.1M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tokio, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. pingora itself gets 10,997 a day with 60 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs pingora | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 Established | 2,290,495 | 208.28x | 296 | 18d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async", keyword "http" | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 185.88x | 3,782 | 54d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async", keyword "http" | compare |
| tokio Foundational | 3,098,313 | 281.74x | 78,796 | 3d | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 213.02x | 5,816 | 9mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| axum Widely used | 1,587,646 | 144.37x | 9,968 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| axum-core Established | 1,571,431 | 142.90x | 191 | 10mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "http" | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 110.47x | 3,752 | 6mo | category Asynchronous, category Network programming, keyword "async" | compare |
| tonic-build Widely used | 683,184 | 62.12x | 1,000 | 6mo | 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; 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: 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, 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: Established and steady. 2,290,495 real downloads a day.h2Rust crate. An HTTP/2 client and server. Real use: 2.3M downloads a day on quiet days; 296 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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