Decision Workspace
minicbor-ser vs minicbor-serde vs dcbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
minicbor-ser
growingv0.2.0
A simple implementation of serde for minicbor
57
minicbor-serde
growingv0.6.2
Integrates minicbor with serde.
68
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
Core Metrics
| minicbor-ser | minicbor-serde | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 57 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 75.7K | 424.3K | 95.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 105.6K | 8.6K |
| Dependents | 20 | 252 | 458 |
| Releases | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 1215d ago | 132d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 1y 6m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
minicbor-ser
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
minicbor-serde
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
dcbor
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| minicbor-ser | minicbor-serde | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.2 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 | BSD-2-Clause-Patent |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 8KB | 185KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dcbor leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minicbor-serde has the most downloads (424.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dcbor is depended on by 458 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ minicbor-ser has not been updated in over a year.