Decision Workspace
ciborium vs serde_cbor_2 vs cbor-smol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
ciborium
growingv0.2.2
serde implementation of CBOR using ciborium-basic
59
serde_cbor_2
growingv0.13.0
CBOR support for Serde.
57
cbor-smol
growingv0.5.1
Streamlined serde serializer/deserializer for CBOR
Core Metrics
| ciborium | serde_cbor_2 | cbor-smol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 138.7M | 5.9M | 40.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.1M | 790.6K | 2.6K |
| Dependents | 6.2K | 111 | 15 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 794d ago | 287d ago | 177d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 3y 6m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ciborium
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serde_cbor_2
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cbor-smol
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ciborium | serde_cbor_2 | cbor-smol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.13.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 45KB | 21KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.58 | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 | 3 (team) |
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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.