Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to ureq
Short answerThe closest alternatives to ureq on crates.io data are reqwest (2.5M real downloads a day), idna (2.6M real downloads a day), axum (1.6M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is hyper, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. ureq itself gets 840,482 a day with 4,472 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs ureq | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reqwest Foundational | 2,544,741 | 3.03x | 31,677 | 46d | category HTTP client, keyword "client", keyword "http" | side by side |
| idna Established | 2,577,546 | 3.07x | 246 | 14mo | keyword "http", keyword "web" | compare |
| axum Widely used | 1,587,646 | 1.89x | 9,968 | 6mo | keyword "http", keyword "web" | compare |
| axum-core Established | 1,571,431 | 1.87x | 191 | 10mo | keyword "http", keyword "web" | compare |
| hyper-tls Established | 741,124 | 0.88x | 476 | 2.9y | keyword "http", keyword "https" | compare |
| hyper Widely used | 2,783,528 | 3.31x | 5,861 | 18d | category HTTP client, keyword "http" | compare |
| hyper-util Widely used | 1,948,171 | 2.32x | 3,155 | 30d | category HTTP client, keyword "http" | compare |
| reqwest-middleware Established | 249,146 | 0.30x | 556 | 5mo | category HTTP client, keyword "http" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with ureq; 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 ureq: 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 ureq, 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. 2,544,741 real downloads a day.reqwestRust crate. higher level HTTP client library. Real use: 2.5M downloads a day on quiet days; 31,677 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time