Decision Workspace
xso vs serde-roxmltree vs minidom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
xso
growingv0.3.0
XML Streamed Objects: similar to serde, but XML-native.
61
serde-roxmltree
growingv0.10.1
Convert roxmltree documents into Serde-compatible types
59
minidom
growingv0.18.0
A small, simple DOM implementation on top of rxml, targeting the subset of XML useful for XMPP
Core Metrics
| xso | serde-roxmltree | minidom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 14.5K | 39.9K | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 839 | 1.2K | 201.6K |
| Dependents | 3 | 21 | 494 |
| Releases | 6 | 25 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 26d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 3y 7m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
xso
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
serde-roxmltree
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
minidom
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| xso | serde-roxmltree | minidom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.10.1 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 14KB | 26KB |
| Features | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde-roxmltree leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minidom has the most downloads (6.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •minidom is depended on by 494 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.