Decision Workspace
lite-json vs cjson-bindings vs zjson
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lite-json
growingv0.2.0
Simple JSON parser. Wasm / no_std ready.
57
cjson-bindings
experimentalv0.6.4
Safe Rust bindings for the cJSON library - a lightweight JSON parser in C with support for JSON Pointer (RFC6901), JSON Patch (RFC6902), and JSON Merge Patch (RFC7386)
46
zjson
growingv0.1.5
Parse JSON with zero allocation.
Core Metrics
| lite-json | cjson-bindings | zjson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9M | 105 | 8.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 147.4K | 31 | 53 |
| Dependents | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1361d ago | 1d ago | 702d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 3m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lite-json
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
cjson-bindings
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
zjson
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lite-json | cjson-bindings | zjson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.4 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 35KB | 22KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cjson-bindings leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lite-json has the most downloads (3.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lite-json, zjson have not been updated in over a year.