protobuf

16.1M downloads in the last 30 days (538.2K/day), up 36% from the previous period.

6.2K crates depend on protobuf. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 175 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Notable dependents include prometheus, protobuf-codegen, pprof, protobuf-parse, protobuf-codegen-pure. When high-quality crates choose protobuf, it's a strong quality signal.