Decision Workspace
deer-macros vs serde_derive vs prest-serde-derive-fork
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
deer-macros
growingv0.0.0-reserved
A backend-agnostic fail-slow deserialization framework
74
serde_derive
growingv1.0.228
Macros 1.1 implementation of #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
49
prest-serde-derive-fork
growingv1.0.216
Macros 1.1 implementation of #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
Core Metrics
| deer-macros | serde_derive | prest-serde-derive-fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 74 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 832.7M | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 51.3M | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 94.1K | 4 |
| Releases | 1 | 270 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1135d ago | 181d ago | 460d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 9y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
deer-macros
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
serde_derive
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prest-serde-derive-fork
Maintenance
2
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| deer-macros | serde_derive | prest-serde-derive-fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0-reserved | 1.0.228 | 1.0.216 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 60KB | 51KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2015 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.61 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_derive leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_derive is depended on by 94.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deer-macros, prest-serde-derive-fork have not been updated in over a year.
- •deer-macros is pre-1.0 — API may change.