Decision Workspace
serde vs borsh vs bincode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
76
serde
growingv1.0.228
A generic serialization/deserialization framework
70
borsh
stablev1.6.1
Binary Object Representation Serializer for Hashing
69
bincode
stablev3.0.0
A binary serialization / deserialization strategy for transforming structs into bytes and vice versa!
Core Metrics
| serde | borsh | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 76 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 893.6M | 108.7M | 213.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 54.6M | 9.6M | 14.7M |
| Dependents | 897.9K | 11.8K | 78.4K |
| Releases | 315 | 58 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 181d ago | 9d ago | 101d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 6y 7m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
serde
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
borsh
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
bincode
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde | borsh | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.228 | 1.6.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 84KB | 84KB | 4KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.9% | 1.7% | 12.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.77.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde is depended on by 897.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.