Decision Workspace
serde_variant vs serde_string_enum vs serde-ordinal-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
serde_variant
growingv0.1.3
Retrieve serde provided variant names for enum objects.
48
serde_string_enum
growingv0.2.1
Procedural macros for serde serialization and deserialization of string-encoded enums.
42
serde-ordinal-derive
experimentalv0.1.1
Procedural macros for serializing and deserializing enum variants by their ordinal.
Core Metrics
| serde_variant | serde_string_enum | serde-ordinal-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 48 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2M | 34.5K | 27 |
| 30d Downloads | 142.1K | 1.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 546 | 31 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 828d ago | 1070d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 2y 11m | 2d |
Health Breakdown
serde_variant
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
serde_string_enum
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
serde-ordinal-derive
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| serde_variant | serde_string_enum | serde-ordinal-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_variant leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_variant is depended on by 546 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde_variant, serde_string_enum have not been updated in over a year.