Decision Workspace
pretty-simple-display vs midiserde vs serdebug_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
pretty-simple-display
experimentalv0.1.0
Custom derive macros for JSON serialization with pretty and simple formatting
49
midiserde
experimentalv0.1.1
When mini isn't enough and serde is too much
47
serdebug_derive
growingv1.2.0
Proc-macro part for serdebug (see main crate for more details)
Core Metrics
| pretty-simple-display | midiserde | serdebug_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 34 | 33.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 23 | 3.7K |
| Dependents | 77 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 208d ago | 27d ago | 543d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
pretty-simple-display
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
midiserde
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
serdebug_derive
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pretty-simple-display | midiserde | serdebug_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 22KB | 1KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midiserde leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serdebug_derive has the most downloads (33.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ serdebug_derive has not been updated in over a year.
- •pretty-simple-display, midiserde are pre-1.0 — API may change.