Decision Workspace
cbor-smol vs ciborium vs serde_cbor_2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cbor-smol
growingv0.5.1
Streamlined serde serializer/deserializer for CBOR
62
ciborium
growingv0.2.2
serde implementation of CBOR using ciborium-basic
59
serde_cbor_2
growingv0.13.0
CBOR support for Serde.
Core Metrics
| cbor-smol | ciborium | serde_cbor_2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 40.9K | 138.7M | 5.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 11.1M | 790.6K |
| Dependents | 15 | 6.2K | 111 |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 177d ago | 794d ago | 287d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 3m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cbor-smol
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
ciborium
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serde_cbor_2
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cbor-smol | ciborium | serde_cbor_2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 36KB | 45KB |
| Features | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.58 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ciborium leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ciborium is depended on by 6.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ciborium has not been updated in over a year.