Decision Workspace
asn1 vs picky-asn1-der vs der_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
asn1
growingv0.24.1
ASN.1 (DER) parser and writer for Rust.
68
picky-asn1-der
growingv0.5.5
An ASN.1-DER subset for serde
66
der_derive
growingv0.8.0
Custom derive support for the `der` crate's `Choice` and `Sequence` traits
Core Metrics
| asn1 | picky-asn1-der | der_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 68 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3M | 4.5M | 19.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 388.2K | 1.2M | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 129 | 316 | 64 |
| Releases | 63 | 16 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 30d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 6y 3m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
asn1
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
picky-asn1-der
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
der_derive
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| asn1 | picky-asn1-der | der_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.1 | 0.5.5 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 23KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.9% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •picky-asn1-der leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •der_derive has the most downloads (19.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •picky-asn1-der is depended on by 316 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.