Decision Workspace
just-kdl vs kdl vs kdlite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
just-kdl
experimentalv0.3.0
Small streaming KDL parser
60
kdl
growingv6.5.0
Document-oriented KDL parser and API. Allows formatting/whitespace/comment-preserving parsing and modification of KDL text.
52
kdlite
experimentalv0.1.1
Small streaming KDL parser (based on just-kdl)
Core Metrics
| just-kdl | kdl | kdlite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 60 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 736 | 741.1K | 108 |
| 30d Downloads | 60 | 56.3K | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 730 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 197d ago | 102d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5y 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
just-kdl
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
kdl
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kdlite
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| just-kdl | kdl | kdlite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 6.5.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 113KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •kdl leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kdl is depended on by 730 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •just-kdl, kdlite are pre-1.0 — API may change.