Decision Workspace
musli vs packable vs deku_string
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
musli
growingv0.0.149
Müsli is a flexible and efficient serialization framework.
53
packable
growingv0.11.0
A crate for packing and unpacking binary representations.
52
deku_string
experimentalv0.4.1
Encoding/decoding helpers for Deku, String, Vec in fixed, Pascal, .NET and C-style formats with length guarantee.
Core Metrics
| musli | packable | deku_string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 370.6K | 291.8K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 30.0K | 10.4K | 51 |
| Dependents | 815 | 83 | 0 |
| Releases | 149 | 21 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 194d ago | 777d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 4y 2m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
musli
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
packable
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
deku_string
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| musli | packable | deku_string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.149 | 0.11.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 224KB | 28KB | 40KB |
| Features | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •musli leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •musli is depended on by 815 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ packable has not been updated in over a year.