Decision Workspace
json_diff vs sdiff-rs vs json_diff_ng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
json_diff
growingv0.1.2
A small diff tool utility for comparing jsons
49
sdiff-rs
experimentalv1.2.2
Semantic diff tool for structured data (JSON, YAML, TOML), with CLI, package, and Git difftool support.
45
json_diff_ng
growingv0.6.0
A JSON diff library, featuring deep-sorting and key exclusion by regex. CLI is included.
Core Metrics
| json_diff | sdiff-rs | json_diff_ng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 49 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 69.2K | 69 | 75.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.7K | 10 | 3.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2012d ago | 58d ago | 666d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 1m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
json_diff
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
sdiff-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
json_diff_ng
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| json_diff | sdiff-rs | json_diff_ng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.2.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 2.5MB | 29KB | 2.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdiff-rs leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •json_diff_ng has the most downloads (75.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ json_diff, json_diff_ng have not been updated in over a year.
- •json_diff, json_diff_ng are pre-1.0 — API may change.