Decision Workspace
der_derive vs der vs synta-certificate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
der_derive
growingv0.8.0
Custom derive support for the `der` crate's `Choice` and `Sequence` traits
65
der
growingv0.8.0
Pure Rust embedded-friendly implementation of the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) as described in ITU X.690 with full support for heapless `no_std`/`no_alloc` targets
47
synta-certificate
experimentalv0.1.2
X.509 certificate structures for synta ASN.1 library
Core Metrics
| der_derive | der | synta-certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 65 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 19.7M | 263.0M | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6M | 25.6M | 16 |
| Dependents | 64 | 2.1K | 2 |
| Releases | 30 | 63 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 44d ago | 42d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 5y 3m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
der_derive
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
der
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
synta-certificate
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| der_derive | der | synta-certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 116KB | 69KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 30.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •der_derive leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •der has the most downloads (263.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •der is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.