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tokio-serde vs save-load-derive vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
tokio-serde
growingv0.9.0
Send and receive Serde encodable types over the network using Tokio. This library is used as a building block for serialization format specific libraries.
45
save-load-derive
experimentalv0.1.2
`save-load-derive` is a procedural macro crate enabling automatic derivation of asynchronous file save and load functionalities for structs, leveraging `serde` serialization and `tokio` for async operations.
77
serde_json
stablev1.0.149
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| tokio-serde | save-load-derive | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 45 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 15.1M | 13.7K | 800.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 1.3K | 53.0M |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 18 | 673.2K |
| Releases | 14 | 3 | 181 |
| Last Updated | 782d ago | 257d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 9y | 12m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-serde
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
save-load-derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
serde_json
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tokio-serde | save-load-derive | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.1.2 | 1.0.149 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 18 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 16KB | 156KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 3 | 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.
- •⚠ tokio-serde has not been updated in over a year.
- •tokio-serde, save-load-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.