Decision Workspace
format-as-toon vs json2toon_rs vs toon-format
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
format-as-toon
experimentalv0.1.0
Convert JSON to TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) — a compact, human-readable format that reduces token usage by 30–60% compared to JSON
46
json2toon_rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast, bidirectional JSON to TOON converter with full TOON v2.0 specification compliance
61
toon-format
experimentalv0.5.0
Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) - a token-efficient JSON alternative for LLM prompts
Core Metrics
| format-as-toon | json2toon_rs | toon-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 46 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 26 | 463 | 342.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 46.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 529 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 242d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 4m | 8m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
format-as-toon
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
json2toon_rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
toon-format
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| format-as-toon | json2toon_rs | toon-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 25KB | 106KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •toon-format leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •toon-format is depended on by 529 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.