Decision Workspace
musli-serde vs serde vs serde_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
musli-serde
growingv0.0.117
Transparent shim to use serde types in Müsli.
76
serde
growingv1.0.228
A generic serialization/deserialization framework
75
serde_core
growingv1.0.228
Serde traits only, with no support for derive -- use the `serde` crate instead
Core Metrics
| musli-serde | serde | serde_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 23.8K | 893.6M | 158.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 52.7M | 38.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 897.9K | 606 |
| Releases | 20 | 315 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 706d ago | 181d ago | 181d ago |
| Age | 2y | 11y 3m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
musli-serde
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
serde
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde_core
Maintenance
12
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| musli-serde | serde | serde_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.117 | 1.0.228 | 1.0.228 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 84KB | 63KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde is depended on by 897.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ musli-serde has not been updated in over a year.
- •musli-serde is pre-1.0 — API may change.