Decision Workspace
toon-encode vs serde_toon vs toon-format
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
toon-encode
experimentalv0.1.1
Minimal TOON encoder — Token-Oriented Object Notation for LLM output
51
serde_toon
experimentalv0.2.0
A Serde-compatible TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) serialization library
63
toon-format
experimentalv0.5.0
Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) - a token-efficient JSON alternative for LLM prompts
Core Metrics
| toon-encode | serde_toon | toon-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 51 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 214 | 5.8K | 205.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 76.6K |
| Dependents | 9 | 11 | 304 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 207d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
toon-encode
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
serde_toon
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
toon-format
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| toon-encode | serde_toon | toon-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 51KB | 106KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •toon-format leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •toon-format is depended on by 304 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.