Decision Workspace
picojson vs fixed-json vs bufjson
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
picojson
experimentalv0.2.3
A resource-constrained JSON parser for embedded systems.
51
fixed-json
experimentalv0.4.0
No-std, no-allocation JSON parsing into caller-owned fixed storage
56
bufjson
growingv1.0.1
Fast streaming JSON parser and lexer | Read JSON without allocating or copying.
Core Metrics
| picojson | fixed-json | bufjson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 51 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 106 | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 30d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 11m | 1m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
picojson
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
fixed-json
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bufjson
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| picojson | fixed-json | bufjson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 43KB | 305KB |
| Features | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •picojson leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •picojson, fixed-json are pre-1.0 — API may change.