Decision Workspace
deku_string vs musli vs packable
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
deku_string
experimentalv0.4.1
Encoding/decoding helpers for Deku, String, Vec in fixed, Pascal, .NET and C-style formats with length guarantee.
63
musli
growingv0.0.149
Müsli is a flexible and efficient serialization framework.
53
packable
growingv0.11.0
A crate for packing and unpacking binary representations.
Core Metrics
| deku_string | musli | packable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 63 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 370.6K | 291.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 52 | 31.5K | 10.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 815 | 83 |
| Releases | 5 | 149 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 87d ago | 194d ago | 777d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3y 11m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
deku_string
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
musli
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
packable
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| deku_string | musli | packable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.0.149 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 224KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •musli leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •musli is depended on by 815 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ packable has not been updated in over a year.