crates.io/Cargo
The Rust community's crate registry
- Also known as
- crates-io-cargo
What is crates.io/Cargo?
crates.io/Cargo is a package registries tool. The Rust community's crate registryvisit the site
crates.io/Cargo pricing
We don't have crates.io/Cargo's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What crates.io/Cargo does
The capabilities that matter for package registries, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Role
- Public registry
- Ecosystem / language
- Rust
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Package formats supported
- -
- Private / scoped packages
- -
- Upstream proxy / caching
- -
- Lockfile / deterministic installs
- -
- Workspaces / monorepo
- -
- Content-addressable store
- -
- Supply-chain integrity
- -
- Vulnerability / licence scanning
- -
- Openness
- Open-source
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
crates.io/Cargo alternatives
Other package registries we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BunA fast all-in-one JavaScript runtimelow · 19%
- uvAn extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.low · 40%
- pnpmFast, disk space efficient package managerlow · 28%
- pipThe package installer for Pythonlow · 26%
- HomebrewThe Package Manager for Everywherelow · 18%
- PoetryPython dependency management and packaging made easylow · 32%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for crates.io/Cargo, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 63 | 16.00 | 1009.6 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 79 | 4.00 | 315.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 14.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 5 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 22.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 15,324 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"role":"public_registry","ecosystem":"rust","deployment":"saas","open_source":"oss"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Rust | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 95% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |