Decision Workspace
serde-envfile vs serde_with vs serde_with_macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
serde-envfile
growingv0.4.1
♻️ Deserialize and serialize environment variables.
75
serde_with
stablev3.20.0
Custom de/serialization functions for Rust's serde
73
serde_with_macros
stablev3.20.0
proc-macro library for serde_with
Core Metrics
| serde-envfile | serde_with | serde_with_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 71.3K | 264.0M | 260.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.6K | 19.8M | 19.5M |
| Dependents | 74 | 37.4K | 237 |
| Releases | 5 | 74 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 15d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 8y 9m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
serde-envfile
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
serde_with
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde_with_macros
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-envfile | serde_with | serde_with_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 3.20.0 | 3.20.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR EUPL-1.2 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 37 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 203KB | 38KB |
| Features | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_with leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_with is depended on by 37.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •serde-envfile is pre-1.0 — API may change.