Decision Workspace
nanoxml vs serde-xml-fast vs nanoxml-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
nanoxml
growingv0.5.1
A truly minimal XML (de)serializer
55
serde-xml-fast
experimentalv1.0.0
A fast, 100% Serde-compatible XML serialization and deserialization library
53
nanoxml-derive
growingv0.5.0
Derive macros for nanoxml
Core Metrics
| nanoxml | serde-xml-fast | nanoxml-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 880 | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 39d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 4m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
nanoxml
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
serde-xml-fast
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
nanoxml-derive
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nanoxml | serde-xml-fast | nanoxml-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 42KB | 5KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde-xml-fast leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanoxml has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nanoxml, nanoxml-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.