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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to security-framework
Short answerThe closest alternatives to security-framework 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 digest, and 4 shipped a release in the last year. security-framework itself gets 1,156,937 a day with 179 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs security-framework | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl Widely used | 945,534 | 0.82x | 1,868 | 4mo | category API bindings, category Cryptography, keyword "crypto", keyword "ssl" | compare |
| objc2 Widely used | 607,001 | 0.52x | 1,193 | 19d | category API bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| objc2-core-foundation Established | 539,144 | 0.47x | 422 | 13mo | category API bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| block2 Established | 538,869 | 0.47x | 530 | 13mo | category API bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| objc2-foundation Widely used | 520,494 | 0.45x | 1,007 | 13mo | category API bindings, category macOS APIs, keyword "ios" | compare |
| schannel Pulled in | 901,416 | 0.78x | 34 | 8d | keyword "ssl", keyword "tls" | compare |
| hyper-tls Established | 741,124 | 0.64x | 476 | 2.9y | keyword "ssl", keyword "tls" | compare |
| digest Widely used | 3,862,411 | 3.34x | 1,197 | 6mo | category Cryptography, keyword "crypto" | 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; 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: 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, 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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