Decision Workspace
ciborium vs minicbor-serde vs serde_cbor_2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
ciborium
growingv0.2.2
serde implementation of CBOR using ciborium-basic
63
minicbor-serde
growingv0.7.0
Integrates minicbor with serde.
59
serde_cbor_2
growingv0.13.0
CBOR support for Serde.
Core Metrics
| ciborium | minicbor-serde | serde_cbor_2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 163.5M | 598.3K | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.0M | 83.5K | 787.0K |
| Dependents | 8.3K | 308 | 124 |
| Releases | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 853d ago | 2d ago | 346d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 1y 8m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ciborium
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
minicbor-serde
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
serde_cbor_2
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ciborium | minicbor-serde | serde_cbor_2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 11KB | 45KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.58 | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minicbor-serde leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ciborium has the most downloads (163.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ciborium is depended on by 8.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ciborium has not been updated in over a year.