Decision Workspace
canonical-keysort-json vs json-canon vs serde_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
canonical-keysort-json
experimentalv0.1.0
Deterministic Canonical JSON: recursive lexicographic sort of object keys at the serialization boundary, so values serialize byte-identically regardless of serde_json preserve_order.
52
json-canon
growingv0.1.3
Serialize JSON into a canonical format.
78
serde_json
stablev1.0.150
A JSON serialization file format
Core Metrics
| canonical-keysort-json | json-canon | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 52 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 9 | 434.2K | 1.1B |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 58.0K | 50.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 180 | 974.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 182 |
| Last Updated | today | 1157d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 1d | 3y 2m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
canonical-keysort-json
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
json-canon
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
serde_json
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| canonical-keysort-json | json-canon | serde_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.0.150 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 20KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_json leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_json is depended on by 974.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ json-canon has not been updated in over a year.
- •canonical-keysort-json, json-canon are pre-1.0 — API may change.