Crates / prettyplease / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to prettyplease
Short answerThe closest alternatives to prettyplease on crates.io data are cfg_aliases (2.2M real downloads a day), derive_more (1.6M real downloads a day), paste (1.3M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is cfg_aliases, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. prettyplease itself gets 1,584,839 a day with 1,032 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs prettyplease | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cfg_aliases Established | 2,163,249 | 1.36x | 283 | 3mo | category Development tools | compare |
| derive_more Widely used | 1,604,594 | 1.01x | 3,690 | 10mo | category Development tools | compare |
| paste Widely used | 1,338,247 | 0.84x | 3,246 | 2.5y | category Development tools | compare |
| camino Widely used | 872,911 | 0.55x | 1,078 | 39d | category Development tools | compare |
| document-features Established | 703,484 | 0.44x | 672 | 12mo | category Development tools | compare |
| pastey Established | 636,011 | 0.40x | 331 | 5mo | category Development tools | compare |
| derive_builder Widely used | 633,349 | 0.40x | 1,332 | 2.0y | category Development tools | compare |
| derive_builder_macro Pulled in | 624,830 | 0.39x | 1 | 2.0y | category Development tools | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with prettyplease; 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 prettyplease: 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 prettyplease, 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: Established and steady. 2,163,249 real downloads a day.cfg_aliasesRust crate. A tiny utility to help save you a lot of effort with long winded `#[cfg()]` checks. Real use: 2.2M downloads a day on quiet days; 283 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time