Decision Workspace
lightpack vs osal-rs-serde vs binary_serde_macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lightpack
growingv0.2.8
A lightweight, no-std binary serialization library
64
osal-rs-serde
experimentalv0.4.8
Serialization/Deserialization framework for osal-rs - extensible and reusable
58
binary_serde_macros
stablev1.0.25
simple binary serialization and deserialization
Core Metrics
| lightpack | osal-rs-serde | binary_serde_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 381 | 88.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 5.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Releases | 10 | 17 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 1005d ago | 31d ago | 158d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 4m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lightpack
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
osal-rs-serde
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
binary_serde_macros
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lightpack | osal-rs-serde | binary_serde_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 0.4.8 | 1.0.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 33KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •osal-rs-serde leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binary_serde_macros has the most downloads (88.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lightpack has not been updated in over a year.
- •lightpack, osal-rs-serde are pre-1.0 — API may change.