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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to security-framework-sys
Short answerThe closest alternatives to security-framework-sys on crates.io data are openssl (946K real downloads a day), objc2 (607K real downloads a day), objc2-core-foundation (539K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is linux-raw-sys, and 4 shipped a release in the last year. security-framework-sys itself gets 934,775 a day with 50 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs security-framework-sys | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl Widely used | 945,534 | 1.01x | 1,868 | 4mo | keyword "crypto", keyword "ssl" | compare |
| objc2 Widely used | 607,001 | 0.65x | 1,193 | 19d | category External FFI bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| objc2-core-foundation Established | 539,144 | 0.58x | 422 | 13mo | category External FFI bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| block2 Established | 538,869 | 0.58x | 530 | 13mo | category External FFI bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| objc2-foundation Widely used | 520,494 | 0.56x | 1,007 | 13mo | category External FFI bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| schannel Pulled in | 901,416 | 0.96x | 34 | 8d | keyword "ssl", keyword "tls" | compare |
| hyper-tls Established | 741,124 | 0.79x | 476 | 2.9y | keyword "ssl", keyword "tls" | compare |
| linux-raw-sys Pulled in | 3,305,436 | 3.54x | 39 | 10mo | category External FFI bindings, keyword "ffi" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with security-framework-sys; 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 security-framework-sys: 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 security-framework-sys, 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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