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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to web-time
Short answerThe closest alternatives to web-time on crates.io data are instant (482K real downloads a day), time (2.4M real downloads a day), chrono (2.4M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is time, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. web-time itself gets 1,133,377 a day with 1,163 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs web-time | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instant Established | 482,196 | 0.43x | 227 | 2.4y | keyword "time", keyword "wasm" | compare |
| time Widely used | 2,434,189 | 2.15x | 6,747 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "time" | compare |
| chrono Foundational | 2,369,156 | 2.09x | 38,126 | 5mo | category Date and time, keyword "time" | compare |
| time-core Pulled in | 2,195,248 | 1.94x | 9 | 4mo | category Date and time, keyword "time" | compare |
| wasi Pulled in | 2,177,567 | 1.92x | 58 | 13mo | category WebAssembly, keyword "wasm" | compare |
| time-macros Pulled in | 2,150,923 | 1.90x | 15 | 3mo | category Date and time, keyword "time" | compare |
| iana-time-zone Established | 2,009,518 | 1.77x | 109 | 9mo | category Date and time, keyword "time" | compare |
| wasip2 Pulled in | 1,129,868 | 1.00x | 16 | 32d | category WebAssembly, keyword "wasm" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with web-time; 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 web-time: 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 web-time, 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: Established and losing ground. 482,196 real downloads a day.instantRust crate. Unmaintained, consider using web-time instead - A partial replacement for std::time::Instant that works on WASM to. Real use: 482K downloads a day on quiet...Read it next →Also worth your time