Decision Workspace
musli-wire vs serde vs sval
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
musli-wire
growingv0.0.117
Fully upgrade stable format for Müsli suitable for network communication.
76
serde
growingv1.0.228
A generic serialization/deserialization framework
75
sval
stablev2.18.0
Streaming, structured value serialization
Core Metrics
| musli-wire | serde | sval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 137.5K | 893.6M | 30.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 219 | 54.6M | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 26 | 897.9K | 722 |
| Releases | 116 | 315 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 706d ago | 181d ago | today |
| Age | 3y 11m | 11y 3m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
musli-wire
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
serde
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sval
Maintenance
19
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| musli-wire | serde | sval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.117 | 1.0.228 | 2.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 84KB | 84KB |
| Features | 5 | 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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde is depended on by 897.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ musli-wire has not been updated in over a year.
- •musli-wire is pre-1.0 — API may change.