Decision Workspace
bufjson vs akari vs json-streaming
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
bufjson
growingv1.0.1
Fast streaming JSON parser and lexer | Read JSON without allocating or copying.
60
akari
growingv0.2.7
Dynamic & Weakly Typed Programming Powered by Rust
58
json-streaming
growingv1.0.3
a library for reading and writing JSON from / to a stream without the need to materialize the data in memory. Provides both blocking and async APIs.
Core Metrics
| bufjson | akari | json-streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 12.1K | 15.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 88 | 4 |
| Releases | 25 | 18 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 85d ago | 252d ago |
| Age | 9m | 1y 2m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
bufjson
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
akari
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
json-streaming
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bufjson | akari | json-streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.2.7 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 305KB | 68KB | 62KB |
| Features | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •akari leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •json-streaming has the most downloads (15.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •akari is pre-1.0 — API may change.