Decision Workspace
osal-rs-serde vs bebytes vs lightpack
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
osal-rs-serde
experimentalv0.4.4
Serialization/Deserialization framework for osal-rs - extensible and reusable
54
bebytes
stablev3.0.2
A Rust library for serialization and deserialization of network structs.
47
lightpack
growingv0.2.8
A lightweight, no-std binary serialization library
Core Metrics
| osal-rs-serde | bebytes | lightpack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 54 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 255 | 34.7K | 11.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 115 | 882 | 16 |
| Dependents | 18 | 86 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 45 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 69d ago | 946d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 8m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
osal-rs-serde
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
bebytes
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
lightpack
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| osal-rs-serde | bebytes | lightpack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 3.0.2 | 0.2.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 96KB | 10KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 26.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •osal-rs-serde leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bebytes has the most downloads (34.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lightpack has not been updated in over a year.
- •osal-rs-serde, lightpack are pre-1.0 — API may change.