Decision Workspace
toon-format vs toon-rust vs serde_toon2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
toon-format
experimentalv0.4.4
Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) - a token-efficient JSON alternative for LLM prompts
54
toon-rust
experimentalv0.1.3
Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) - JSON for LLM prompts at half the tokens. Rust implementation.
54
serde_toon2
experimentalv0.2.0
Serde-compatible serializer and deserializer for TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation)
Core Metrics
| toon-format | toon-rust | serde_toon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 80.8K | 4.1K | 944 |
| 30d Downloads | 38.4K | 2.0K | 317 |
| Dependents | 128 | 1 | 3 |
| Releases | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 135d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
toon-format
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
toon-rust
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
serde_toon2
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| toon-format | toon-rust | serde_toon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.1.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 95KB | 37KB | 44KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •toon-format leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •toon-format is depended on by 128 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.