Decision Workspace
esl vs espa vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
esl
growingv0.19.3
A library for reading, writing and processing ESM/ESP/ESS files.
39
espa
growingv0.16.3
A tool for converting ESM/ESP/ESS files to and from text format.
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| esl | espa | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 39 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 65.5K | 63.4K | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 86 | 48 | 51.2M |
| Dependents | 44 | 0 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 47 | 44 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 514d ago | 514d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 6y | 6y | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
esl
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
espa
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| esl | espa | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.3 | 0.16.3 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 10 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 8.4MB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 673.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ esl, espa have not been updated in over a year.
- •esl, espa are pre-1.0 — API may change.