Decision Workspace
serde-kdl2 vs kdl vs facet-kdl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
serde-kdl2
experimentalv0.1.0
Serde integration for KDL (KDL Document Language)
60
kdl
growingv6.5.0
Document-oriented KDL parser and API. Allows formatting/whitespace/comment-preserving parsing and modification of KDL text.
56
facet-kdl
experimentalv0.42.0
KDL serialization for facet using the new format architecture - successor to facet-kdl
Core Metrics
| serde-kdl2 | kdl | facet-kdl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 102 | 741.1K | 5.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 102 | 56.3K | 69 |
| Dependents | 0 | 730 | 33 |
| Releases | 7 | 34 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 197d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 9d | 5y 3m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
serde-kdl2
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
kdl
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
facet-kdl
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| serde-kdl2 | kdl | facet-kdl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.5.0 | 0.42.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 113KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kdl leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kdl is depended on by 730 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •serde-kdl2, facet-kdl are pre-1.0 — API may change.