Decision Workspace
kiss_xml vs quick-xml vs xml5ever
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
kiss_xml
stablev1.1.0
An easy-to-use minimalist schema-less XML parsing library
73
quick-xml
growingv0.39.2
High performance xml reader and writer
70
xml5ever
growingv0.39.0
Push based streaming parser for XML.
Core Metrics
| kiss_xml | quick-xml | xml5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 73 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 60.8K | 238.9M | 10.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.4K | 20.8M | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 17 | 15.0K | 143 |
| Releases | 9 | 98 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 35d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 10y 1m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
kiss_xml
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
quick-xml
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
xml5ever
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kiss_xml | quick-xml | xml5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.39.2 | 0.39.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 214KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.1% | 10.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •quick-xml leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick-xml is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •quick-xml, xml5ever are pre-1.0 — API may change.