Decision Workspace
serde-kdl2 vs kdl vs facet-kdl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
serde-kdl2
experimentalv0.1.0
Serde integration for KDL (KDL Document Language)
64
kdl
stablev6.7.1
Document-oriented KDL parser and API. Allows formatting/whitespace/comment-preserving parsing and modification of KDL text.
53
facet-kdl
growingv0.42.0
KDL serialization for facet using the new format architecture - successor to facet-kdl
Core Metrics
| serde-kdl2 | kdl | facet-kdl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 64 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 299 | 1.1M | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 83.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 994 | 33 |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 110d ago | 43d ago | 188d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 7m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
serde-kdl2
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
kdl
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
facet-kdl
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| serde-kdl2 | kdl | facet-kdl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.7.1 | 0.42.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 130KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kdl leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kdl is depended on by 994 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •serde-kdl2, facet-kdl are pre-1.0 — API may change.