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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to relative-path
Short answerThe closest alternatives to relative-path on crates.io data are matchit (1.6M real downloads a day), dirs (1M real downloads a day), pathdiff (493K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is rustix, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. relative-path itself gets 342,966 a day with 140 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs relative-path | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| matchit Established | 1,597,322 | 4.66x | 207 | 7mo | keyword "path" | compare |
| dirs Foundational | 1,029,176 | 3.00x | 11,001 | 49d | keyword "path" | compare |
| pathdiff Established | 492,592 | 1.44x | 661 | 23mo | keyword "path" | compare |
| etcetera Established | 463,193 | 1.35x | 224 | 12mo | keyword "path" | compare |
| dirs-next Established | 230,358 | 0.67x | 462 | 6.0y | keyword "path" | compare |
| os_str_bytes Pulled in | 211,293 | 0.62x | 47 | 3mo | keyword "path" | compare |
| rustix Widely used | 3,390,892 | 9.89x | 1,684 | 38d | category Filesystem | compare |
| walkdir Widely used | 1,935,670 | 5.64x | 7,101 | 2.6y | category Filesystem | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with relative-path; 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 relative-path: 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 relative-path, 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. 1,597,322 real downloads a day.matchitRust crate. A high performance, zero-copy URL router. Real use: 1.6M downloads a day on quiet days; 207 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time