Decision Workspace
serde-name vs serde-generate vs serde-reflection
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
serde-name
growingv0.2.1
Extract the Serde name of structs and enums
67
serde-generate
growingv0.33.0
Library to generate (de)serialization code in multiple languages
63
serde-reflection
growingv0.5.2
Extract representations of Serde data formats
Core Metrics
| serde-name | serde-generate | serde-reflection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 67 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M | 2.3M | 4.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 211.4K | 88.8K | 228.5K |
| Dependents | 73 | 175 | 421 |
| Releases | 6 | 66 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1409d ago | 32d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 11m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
serde-name
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serde-generate
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde-reflection
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-name | serde-generate | serde-reflection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.33.0 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 20 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 179KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82.0 | 1.72 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde-generate leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde-reflection has the most downloads (4.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •serde-reflection is depended on by 421 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde-name has not been updated in over a year.