Decision Workspace
rtoon vs aura-toon vs tru
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rtoon
experimentalv0.2.1
Token-Oriented Object Notation - A compact, human-readable format for LLM data with 30-60% fewer tokens than JSON
44
aura-toon
experimentalv0.1.0
Token-Oriented Object Notation encoder. 30-60% fewer LLM tokens than JSON for the same data.
61
tru
experimentalv0.2.3
TOON reference implementation in Rust (JSON <-> TOON)
Core Metrics
| rtoon | aura-toon | tru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 44 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 14 | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 203d ago | 43d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rtoon
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
aura-toon
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
tru
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rtoon | aura-toon | tru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 13KB | 118KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tru leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.