Decision Workspace
rlua_serde vs mlua_serde vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rlua_serde
growingv0.4.0
Serde (De)serializer implementation for rlua Value
37
mlua_serde
growingv0.6.0
Serde (De)serializer implementation for mlua Value
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| rlua_serde | mlua_serde | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 22.9K | 5.9K | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 126 | 44 | 51.2M |
| Dependents | 35 | 0 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 2248d ago | 1805d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 5y 8m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
rlua_serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
mlua_serde
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rlua_serde | mlua_serde | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.6.0 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 7KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 673.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rlua_serde, mlua_serde have not been updated in over a year.
- •rlua_serde, mlua_serde are pre-1.0 — API may change.