Decision Workspace
serde-this-or-that vs serde-flexible vs serde_with
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
serde-this-or-that
growingv0.5.0
Custom deserialization for fields that can be specified as multiple types.
45
serde-flexible
growingv0.1.1
Custom deserialization for fields that can be specified as multiple types.
75
serde_with
stablev3.18.0
Custom de/serialization functions for Rust's serde
Core Metrics
| serde-this-or-that | serde-flexible | serde_with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 45 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 442.2K | 1.8K | 227.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 15.0K | 4 | 17.6M |
| Dependents | 131 | 0 | 34.0K |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 72 |
| Last Updated | 426d ago | 492d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 1y 4m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
serde-this-or-that
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
serde-flexible
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
serde_with
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-this-or-that | serde-flexible | serde_with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.1 | 3.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 6KB | 200KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_with leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_with is depended on by 34.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde-this-or-that, serde-flexible have not been updated in over a year.
- •serde-this-or-that, serde-flexible are pre-1.0 — API may change.