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serde_cbor vs minicbor-serde vs serde_cbor_2

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

serde_cborminicbor-serdeserde_cbor_2
Health Score526359
Total Downloads69.6M598.3K7.5M
30d Downloads2.8M83.5K787.0K
Dependents9.4K308124
Releases24132
Last Updated1744d ago2d ago346d ago
Age10y 8m1y 8m3y 8m

Health Breakdown

serde_cbor
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
minicbor-serde
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
serde_cbor_2
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

serde_cborminicbor-serdeserde_cbor_2
Version0.11.20.7.00.13.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✗ No✗ No
LicenseMIT/Apache-2.0BlueOak-1.0.0MIT OR Apache-2.0
Dependencies343
Crate Size45KB11KB45KB
Features545
Yanked %4.2%0.0%0.0%
Edition201820242021
MSRV1.81
Owners113

Quick Verdict

  • minicbor-serde leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • serde_cbor has the most downloads (69.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • serde_cbor is depended on by 9.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • ⚠ serde_cbor has not been updated in over a year.