Decision Workspace
valuable-serde vs serde vs serde_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
valuable-serde
growingv0.1.1
`serde::Serialize` implementation for `Valuable` types.
75
serde
growingv1.0.228
A generic serialization/deserialization framework
74
serde_core
growingv1.0.228
Serde traits only, with no support for derive -- use the `serde` crate instead
Core Metrics
| valuable-serde | serde | serde_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 1.0B | 257.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 159.3K | 74.4M | 56.6M |
| Dependents | 92 | 1.1M | 780 |
| Releases | 2 | 315 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 494d ago | 240d ago | 240d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 11y 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
valuable-serde
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serde
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde_core
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| valuable-serde | serde | serde_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.228 | 1.0.228 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 84KB | 63KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde is depended on by 1.1M crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ valuable-serde has not been updated in over a year.
- •valuable-serde is pre-1.0 — API may change.