Decision Workspace
jsondata vs json-five vs json5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
jsondata
growingv0.8.1
JSON processing package for document databases
56
json-five
growingv0.3.1
JSON5 parser with round-trip capabilities and compatible with the serde data model
55
json5
growingv1.3.1
A Rust JSON5 serializer and deserializer which speaks Serde.
Core Metrics
| jsondata | json-five | json5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 21.2K | 526.0K | 59.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 142.4K | 6.5M |
| Dependents | 1 | 53 | 4.2K |
| Releases | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1313d ago | 138d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 1y 3m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
jsondata
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
json-five
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
json5
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| jsondata | json-five | json5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.3.1 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 6.6MB | 49KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •json-five leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •json5 has the most downloads (59.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •json5 is depended on by 4.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ jsondata has not been updated in over a year.
- •jsondata, json-five are pre-1.0 — API may change.