Decision Workspace
musli-value vs serde vs sval
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
musli-value
growingv0.0.117
Buffered value support for Müsli.
75
serde
growingv1.0.228
A generic serialization/deserialization framework
74
sval
stablev2.19.0
Streaming, structured value serialization
Core Metrics
| musli-value | serde | sval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 104.8K | 1.0B | 33.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 74.4M | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 138 | 1.1M | 743 |
| Releases | 87 | 315 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 765d ago | 240d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y | 11y 5m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
musli-value
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
serde
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sval
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| musli-value | serde | sval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.117 | 1.0.228 | 2.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 84KB | 84KB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde is depended on by 1.1M crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ musli-value has not been updated in over a year.
- •musli-value is pre-1.0 — API may change.