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save-load-derive vs tokio-serde vs protobuilder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
save-load-derive
experimentalv0.1.2
`save-load-derive` is a procedural macro crate enabling automatic derivation of asynchronous file save and load functionalities for structs, leveraging `serde` serialization and `tokio` for async operations.
56
tokio-serde
growingv0.9.0
Send and receive Serde encodable types over the network using Tokio. This library is used as a building block for serialization format specific libraries.
45
protobuilder
experimentalv0.1.0
Type-safe message protocol builder with RON serialization and configurable framing
Core Metrics
| save-load-derive | tokio-serde | protobuilder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7K | 15.1M | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 1.1M | 14 |
| Dependents | 18 | 1.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 257d ago | 782d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 12m | 9y | 8d |
Health Breakdown
save-load-derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tokio-serde
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
protobuilder
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| save-load-derive | tokio-serde | protobuilder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.9.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 16KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-serde leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-serde is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-serde has not been updated in over a year.