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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to profiling
Short answerThe closest alternatives to profiling on crates.io data are tracing-core (2.6M real downloads a day), tracing-futures (244K real downloads a day), rayon (1.6M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is tracing-core, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. profiling itself gets 307,773 a day with 234 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs profiling | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tracing-core Established | 2,617,281 | 8.50x | 386 | 10mo | category Profiling, keyword "profiling" | compare |
| tracing-futures Established | 243,931 | 0.79x | 355 | 5.7y | category Profiling, keyword "profiling" | compare |
| rayon Foundational | 1,615,491 | 5.25x | 11,972 | 6mo | keyword "performance" | compare |
| rayon-core Pulled in | 1,568,771 | 5.10x | 69 | 14mo | keyword "performance" | compare |
| enum_dispatch Established | 261,983 | 0.85x | 358 | 2.6y | keyword "performance" | compare |
| tracing-attributes Pulled in | 2,272,684 | 7.38x | 48 | 11mo | category Profiling | compare |
| tracing-subscriber Foundational | 1,919,774 | 6.24x | 20,192 | 7mo | category Profiling | compare |
| gimli Established | 1,195,625 | 3.88x | 206 | 4mo | category Profiling | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with profiling; 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 profiling: 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 profiling, 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. 2,617,281 real downloads a day.tracing-coreRust crate. Core primitives for application-level tracing. Real use: 2.6M downloads a day on quiet days; 386 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time