Decision Workspace
protox-parse vs prost vs strict_encoding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
protox-parse
growingv0.9.0
Parsing of protobuf source files
65
prost
growingv0.14.3
A Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language.
63
strict_encoding
growingv2.9.1
Strict encoding: deterministic & confined binary serialization for strict types
Core Metrics
| protox-parse | prost | strict_encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3M | 352.9M | 393.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3M | 30.5M | 6.9K |
| Dependents | 21 | 54.9K | 1.5K |
| Releases | 16 | 45 | 104 |
| Last Updated | 287d ago | 76d ago | 312d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 8y 9m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
protox-parse
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prost
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
strict_encoding
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| protox-parse | prost | strict_encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.14.3 | 2.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 33KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | 1.82 | 1.77.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prost leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prost is depended on by 54.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •protox-parse, prost are pre-1.0 — API may change.