Decision Workspace
pb-rs vs oak-protobuf vs quick-protobuf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pb-rs
growingv0.10.0
A converter from proto files into quick-protobuf compatible Rust module
59
oak-protobuf
experimentalv0.0.10
High-performance incremental Protocol Buffers parser for the oak ecosystem with flexible configuration, optimized for structured data serialization.
55
quick-protobuf
growingv0.8.1
A pure Rust protobuf (de)serializer. Quick.
Core Metrics
| pb-rs | oak-protobuf | quick-protobuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 532.0K | 365 | 29.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 20.2K | 80 | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 38 | 0 | 889 |
| Releases | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1221d ago | 3d ago | 1221d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 5m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pb-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
oak-protobuf
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
quick-protobuf
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pb-rs | oak-protobuf | quick-protobuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.0.10 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 27KB | 84KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 5 | 2 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-protobuf leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick-protobuf has the most downloads (29.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •quick-protobuf is depended on by 889 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pb-rs, quick-protobuf have not been updated in over a year.