Decision Workspace
rustyhdf5-format vs rustyhdf5 vs serde-brief
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
rustyhdf5-format
experimentalv1.93.0
Pure-Rust HDF5 binary format parsing and writing — no C dependencies
48
rustyhdf5
experimentalv1.93.0
Pure-Rust HDF5 reader/writer — no C dependencies
56
serde-brief
growingv0.2.0
A brief, self-descriptive, serde-compatible binary format.
Core Metrics
| rustyhdf5-format | rustyhdf5 | serde-brief | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 48 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 165 | 121 | 23.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 140 | 102 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 32d ago | 142d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
rustyhdf5-format
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rustyhdf5
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
serde-brief
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rustyhdf5-format | rustyhdf5 | serde-brief | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.93.0 | 1.93.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 167KB | 39KB | 48KB |
| Features | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde-brief leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde-brief is pre-1.0 — API may change.