Decision Workspace
jsonh_rs vs deser-hjson vs json5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
jsonh_rs
experimentalv1.2.0
JSON for Humans in Rust.
60
deser-hjson
stablev2.2.5
a Hjson deserializer for Serde
58
json5
stablev1.3.1
A Rust JSON5 serializer and deserializer which speaks Serde.
Core Metrics
| jsonh_rs | deser-hjson | json5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 44 | 1.2M | 48.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 22.0K | 4.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 524 | 3.6K |
| Releases | 3 | 28 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 109d ago | 48d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 3m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
jsonh_rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
deser-hjson
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
json5
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| jsonh_rs | deser-hjson | json5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 2.2.5 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 30KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deser-hjson leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •json5 has the most downloads (48.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •json5 is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.