Decision Workspace
planus vs flatbuffers vs flexbuffers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
planus
growingv1.3.0
Planus is an alternative compiler for flatbuffers, an efficient cross platform serialization library.
68
flatbuffers
growingv25.12.19
Official FlatBuffers Rust runtime library.
67
flexbuffers
growingv25.12.19
Official FlexBuffers Rust runtime library.
Core Metrics
| planus | flatbuffers | flexbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 12.9M | 74.9M | 3.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0M | 5.3M | 113.8K |
| Dependents | 102 | 2.6K | 3.5K |
| Releases | 10 | 33 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 120d ago | 157d ago | 157d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 9y 12m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
planus
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
flatbuffers
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
flexbuffers
Maintenance
9
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| planus | flatbuffers | flexbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 25.12.19 | 25.12.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 27KB | 29KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 18.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.51 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 4 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •flatbuffers leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flexbuffers is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.