Decision Workspace
ab-io-type vs flatbuffers vs flexbuffers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ab-io-type
experimentalv0.1.0
Infrastructure for zero-cost zero-copy serialization/deserialization
70
flatbuffers
stablev25.12.19
Official FlatBuffers Rust runtime library.
69
flexbuffers
growingv25.12.19
Official FlexBuffers Rust runtime library.
Core Metrics
| ab-io-type | flatbuffers | flexbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 64.8M | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 5.3M | 69.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.4K | 3.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 33 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 98d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 14d | 9y 10m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
ab-io-type
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
flatbuffers
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
flexbuffers
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ab-io-type | flatbuffers | flexbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 25.12.19 | 25.12.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | 0BSD | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 27KB | 29KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 18.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.51 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •flatbuffers leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flexbuffers is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ab-io-type is pre-1.0 — API may change.