Decision Workspace
vld vs zod_gen vs zod_gen_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
vld
experimentalv0.3.0
Type-safe runtime validation library for Rust, inspired by Zod
62
zod_gen
growingv1.3.0
Generate Zod schemas and TypeScript types from Rust types. Use with zod_gen_derive for automatic #[derive(ZodSchema)] support and serde rename compatibility.
58
zod_gen_derive
growingv1.3.0
Derive macro for zod_gen - automatically generate Zod schemas from Rust types with serde rename support
Core Metrics
| vld | zod_gen | zod_gen_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 62 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 362 | 16.2K | 12.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 231 | 186 | 158 |
| Dependents | 185 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 23 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
vld
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
zod_gen
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
zod_gen_derive
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vld | zod_gen | zod_gen_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 5KB | 9KB |
| Features | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zod_gen leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vld is depended on by 185 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vld is pre-1.0 — API may change.