Decision Workspace
serde_kdl vs serde-kdl2 vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
serde_kdl
growingv0.1.0
Serde support for KDL document language
45
serde-kdl2
experimentalv0.1.0
Serde integration for KDL (KDL Document Language)
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| serde_kdl | serde-kdl2 | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 45 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 102 | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 59 | 102 | 51.2M |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 1647d ago | 2d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 9d | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
serde_kdl
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
serde-kdl2
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde_kdl | serde-kdl2 | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 34KB | 156KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 673.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde_kdl has not been updated in over a year.
- •serde_kdl, serde-kdl2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.