Decision Workspace
rapid-xml vs quick-xml vs serde-xml-fast
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rapid-xml
growingv0.2.5
XML parser with focus on speed and deserialization to serde
74
quick-xml
growingv0.41.0
High performance xml reader and writer
52
serde-xml-fast
growingv1.0.0
A fast, 100% Serde-compatible XML serialization and deserialization library
Core Metrics
| rapid-xml | quick-xml | serde-xml-fast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 74 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 14.3K | 330.2M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 18.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 22.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 103 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 753d ago | 14d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 10y 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
rapid-xml
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
quick-xml
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde-xml-fast
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rapid-xml | quick-xml | serde-xml-fast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 0.41.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 232KB | 42KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.79 | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quick-xml leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick-xml is depended on by 22.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rapid-xml has not been updated in over a year.
- •rapid-xml, quick-xml are pre-1.0 — API may change.