Decision Workspace
serde-json-file-io vs json-pretty-compact vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
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
46
json-pretty-compact
growingv0.1.2
A compact & pretty formatter for serde_json
78
serde_json
stablev1.0.150
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| serde-json-file-io | json-pretty-compact | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 46 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 40.2K | 1.1B |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.7K | 53.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 974.9K |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 182 |
| Last Updated | 354d ago | 636d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 11m | 1y 9m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
serde-json-file-io
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
json-pretty-compact
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
serde_json
Maintenance
16
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 | 1.0.150 |
| 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 | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 974.9K 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.