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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to rustls-platform-verifier
Short answerThe closest alternatives to rustls-platform-verifier on crates.io data are openssl (946K real downloads a day), schannel (901K real downloads a day), native-tls (765K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is openssl, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. rustls-platform-verifier itself gets 996,205 a day with 264 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs rustls-platform-verifier | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl Widely used | 945,534 | 0.95x | 1,868 | 4mo | keyword "tls" | compare |
| schannel Pulled in | 901,416 | 0.90x | 34 | 8d | keyword "tls" | compare |
| native-tls Established | 764,866 | 0.77x | 853 | 8mo | keyword "tls" | compare |
| hyper-tls Established | 741,124 | 0.74x | 476 | 2.9y | keyword "tls" | compare |
| x509-parser Established | 611,159 | 0.61x | 803 | 9mo | keyword "certificate" | compare |
| raw-cpuid Established | 505,367 | 0.51x | 141 | 14mo | keyword "os" | compare |
| rcgen Widely used | 461,395 | 0.46x | 2,172 | 57d | keyword "certificate" | compare |
| ntapi Pulled in | 293,806 | 0.29x | 52 | 8mo | keyword "native" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with rustls-platform-verifier; 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 rustls-platform-verifier: 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 rustls-platform-verifier, 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.
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