Decision Workspace
cjson-bindings vs picojson vs grift_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cjson-bindings
experimentalv0.6.4
Safe Rust bindings for the cJSON library - a lightweight JSON parser in C with support for JSON Pointer (RFC6901), JSON Patch (RFC6902), and JSON Merge Patch (RFC7386)
54
picojson
experimentalv0.2.2
A resource-constrained JSON parser for embedded systems.
54
grift_parser
experimentalv1.4.0
Lisp parser for the Grift Scheme language
Core Metrics
| cjson-bindings | picojson | grift_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 105 | 3.6K | 227 |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 101 | 70 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 69d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
cjson-bindings
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
picojson
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
grift_parser
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cjson-bindings | picojson | grift_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 | 0.2.2 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 110KB | 20KB |
| Features | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cjson-bindings leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •picojson has the most downloads (3.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cjson-bindings, picojson are pre-1.0 — API may change.