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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to tokio-retry
Short answerThe closest alternatives to tokio-retry on crates.io data are futures (2.4M real downloads a day), tower (2.3M real downloads a day), tower-http (2M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is futures, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. tokio-retry itself gets 121,938 a day with 119 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs tokio-retry | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| futures Foundational | 2,405,900 | 19.73x | 26,505 | 2mo | keyword "futures" | compare |
| tower Widely used | 2,342,590 | 19.21x | 5,816 | 9mo | keyword "futures" | compare |
| tower-http Widely used | 2,044,149 | 16.76x | 3,782 | 54d | keyword "futures" | compare |
| atomic-waker Established | 1,911,010 | 15.67x | 116 | 3.1y | keyword "futures" | compare |
| want Pulled in | 1,873,650 | 15.37x | 19 | 19d | keyword "futures" | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 9.96x | 3,752 | 6mo | keyword "futures" | compare |
| async-channel Widely used | 881,815 | 7.23x | 1,037 | 16mo | keyword "futures" | compare |
| futures-lite Widely used | 763,457 | 6.26x | 1,109 | 15mo | keyword "futures" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with tokio-retry; 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 tokio-retry: 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 tokio-retry, 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: Foundational and steady. 2,405,900 real downloads a day.futuresRust crate. An implementation of futures and streams featuring zero allocations, composability, and iterator-like interfaces. Real use: 2.4M downloads a day on quiet...Read it next →Also worth your time