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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to sea-orm
Short answerThe closest alternatives to sea-orm on crates.io data are tokio-postgres (244K real downloads a day), rusqlite (505K real downloads a day), diesel (107K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is mio, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. sea-orm itself gets 60,184 a day with 535 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs sea-orm | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tokio-postgres Established | 243,640 | 4.05x | 847 | 5mo | category Database interfaces, keyword "async", keyword "postgres" | side by side |
| rusqlite Widely used | 505,001 | 8.39x | 5,597 | 3mo | category Database interfaces, keyword "sqlite" | compare |
| diesel Established | 107,307 | 1.78x | 667 | 20d | category Database interfaces, keyword "orm" | side by side |
| postgres Established | 45,519 | 0.76x | 460 | 5mo | category Database interfaces, keyword "postgres" | compare |
| cdrs-tokio Pulled in | 309 | 0.01x | 3 | 5mo | category Database interfaces, keyword "async" | compare |
| mio Established | 3,332,252 | 55.37x | 624 | 21d | keyword "async" | compare |
| tokio Foundational | 3,098,313 | 51.48x | 78,796 | 3d | keyword "async" | compare |
| futures Foundational | 2,405,900 | 39.98x | 26,505 | 2mo | 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 sea-orm; 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 sea-orm: 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 sea-orm, 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 gaining. 243,640 real downloads a day.tokio-postgresRust crate. A native, asynchronous PostgreSQL client. Real use: 244K downloads a day on quiet days; 847 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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