Decision Workspace
nosejob vs cjson-bindings vs lite-json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
nosejob
growingv1.0.0
Lightweight No Std JSON Parser
57
cjson-bindings
experimentalv0.6.4
Safe Rust bindings for the cJSON library - a lightweight JSON parser in C with support for JSON Pointer (RFC6901), JSON Patch (RFC6902), and JSON Merge Patch (RFC7386)
47
lite-json
growingv0.2.0
Simple JSON parser. Wasm / no_std ready.
Core Metrics
| nosejob | cjson-bindings | lite-json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 57 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 105 | 3.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 31 | 147.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1230d ago | 1d ago | 1361d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 3m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
nosejob
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cjson-bindings
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
lite-json
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| nosejob | cjson-bindings | lite-json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.6.4 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LGPL-2.1-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 35KB | 12KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cjson-bindings leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lite-json has the most downloads (3.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nosejob, lite-json have not been updated in over a year.
- •cjson-bindings, lite-json are pre-1.0 — API may change.