Decision Workspace
btrls vs bestls vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
btrls
experimentalv1.2.0
A tabled ls command written in Rust with the option to get the details of a directory or file as JSON
57
bestls
growingv1.5.0
A fast and colorful Rust-based ls replacement CLI tool with JSON output and sorting options.
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| btrls | bestls | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 57 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 1.5K | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 9 | 53.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 42d ago | 50d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
btrls
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
bestls
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| btrls | bestls | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 1.5.0 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 77KB | 51KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 673.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.