Decision Workspace
serde-extras vs serde_with vs serde_with_macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
serde-extras
growingv0.1.1
A lightweight crate providing utilities for serializing and deserializing types using their string representations with Serde.
74
serde_with
stablev3.21.0
Custom de/serialization functions for Rust's serde
72
serde_with_macros
stablev3.21.0
proc-macro library for serde_with
Core Metrics
| serde-extras | serde_with | serde_with_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 74 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 935 | 301.7M | 297.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 13.1M | 12.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 41.0K | 238 |
| Releases | 2 | 75 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 379d ago | 39d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 1y | 8y 11m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
serde-extras
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
serde_with
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serde_with_macros
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-extras | serde_with | serde_with_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.21.0 | 3.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 37 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 206KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_with leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_with is depended on by 41.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde-extras has not been updated in over a year.
- •serde-extras is pre-1.0 — API may change.