Decision Workspace
dataview vs binary-layout vs serde-brief
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
dataview
stablev1.0.2
Safe transmute between types and byte arrays of the same size.
61
binary-layout
growingv4.0.2
The binary-layout library allows type-safe, inplace, zero-copy access to structured binary data. You define a custom data layout and give it a slice of binary data, and it will allow you to read and write the fields defined in the layout from the binary data without having to copy any of the data. It's similar to transmuting to/from a `#[repr(packed)]` struct, but much safer.
56
serde-brief
growingv0.2.0
A brief, self-descriptive, serde-compatible binary format.
Core Metrics
| dataview | binary-layout | serde-brief | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 61 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 836.3K | 523.0K | 23.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 56.2K | 16.5K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 100 | 129 | 10 |
| Releases | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 70d ago | 713d ago | 142d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 4y 11m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
dataview
Maintenance
12
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
binary-layout
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serde-brief
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dataview | binary-layout | serde-brief | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 4.0.2 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 42KB | 48KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dataview leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binary-layout is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ binary-layout has not been updated in over a year.
- •serde-brief is pre-1.0 — API may change.