flatbuffers

5.8M downloads in the last 30 days (191.8K/day), up 30% from the previous period.

2.4K crates depend on flatbuffers. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 33 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 27KB, flatbuffers is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

18% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

Notable dependents include arrow-ipc, re_types_builder, adblock, nostr-database, surrealdb-core-nightly. When high-quality crates choose flatbuffers, it's a strong quality signal.