Decision Workspace
serde-json-file-io vs json-pretty-compact vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
serde-json-file-io
growingv1.0.4
A package for writing and reading from/to JSON, Data Structures which implement serde's Serialize and or Deserialize
47
json-pretty-compact
growingv0.1.2
A compact & pretty formatter for serde_json
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| serde-json-file-io | json-pretty-compact | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 47 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 18.3K | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 5.5K | 51.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 246d ago | 528d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1y 5m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
serde-json-file-io
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
json-pretty-compact
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-json-file-io | json-pretty-compact | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 0.1.2 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 10KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 673.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ json-pretty-compact has not been updated in over a year.
- •json-pretty-compact is pre-1.0 — API may change.