Decision Workspace
serde_versioned vs serde-versioning vs serde_with
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
serde_versioned
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library for handling versioned serialization and deserialization with backward compatibility support
47
serde-versioning
growingv1.0.219
Add versioning support to `serde`'s `Deserialize` derive macro.
75
serde_with
stablev3.18.0
Custom de/serialization functions for Rust's serde
Core Metrics
| serde_versioned | serde-versioning | serde_with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 44 | 13.6K | 227.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 681 | 17.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 34.0K |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 72 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 115d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y 4m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
serde_versioned
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
serde-versioning
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
serde_with
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde_versioned | serde-versioning | serde_with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.219 | 3.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | WTFPL | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 56KB | 200KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | 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_versioned is pre-1.0 — API may change.