Decision Workspace
rustbif vs polyglot_rs vs polywrap_msgpack_serde
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
rustbif
growingv0.1.2
Rust Binary Format
51
polyglot_rs
growingv2.0.5
A high-performance serialization framework used for encoding and decoding arbitrary datastructures across languages.
46
polywrap_msgpack_serde
growingv0.0.2
An msgpack Serializer and Deserializer data format with Serde for Polywrap
Core Metrics
| rustbif | polyglot_rs | polywrap_msgpack_serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 51 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 21.2K | 28.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 44 | 462 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 194 |
| Releases | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 201d ago | 364d ago | 906d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 3y 3m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rustbif
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
polyglot_rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
polywrap_msgpack_serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| rustbif | polyglot_rs | polywrap_msgpack_serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 2.0.5 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 98KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •polyglot_rs leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •polywrap_msgpack_serde has the most downloads (28.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •polywrap_msgpack_serde is depended on by 194 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ polywrap_msgpack_serde has not been updated in over a year.
- •rustbif, polywrap_msgpack_serde are pre-1.0 — API may change.