Comparison

requests vs serde

On the evidence we track, requests leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
requests80
serde56
Score
Vioscale score
requests80 / 100low · 41%
serde56 / 100low · 27%
Pricing
Free tier
requests
serde
Model
Price level
requestsfree
serdefree
Transparent
requests
serde
Integrations
Count
requests
serde5
Reliability
Status page
requests
serde
Adoption
Dependent repos
requests679,836
serde98,312
Github stars
requests54,248
serde10,784
Package downloads weekly
requests396,572,056
serde
Activity
Commits last 30d
requests5
serde5
Release
Cadence days
requests19
serde5
History
requests19 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
requestsPython
serdeRust
Market
Content
Faq
requests6 items
serde

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

requests

Leader

An open-source HTTP library for Python that handles HTTP/1.1 requests with automatic connection pooling, cookie management, multiple authentication methods, and comprehensive support for proxies, streaming, and content negotiation.

Independently observed

serde

Serde enables Rust developers to serialize and deserialize data structures to various formats through compile-time trait implementations, eliminating runtime reflection overhead and achieving performance comparable to hand-written serializers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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requests

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of verify ↗

serde

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

  • Open SourceFree
    • Serialize and Deserialize trait implementations
    • Derive macros for automatic implementation generation
    • Support for JSON, MessagePack, YAML, TOML, CBOR, Postcard, RON, BSON, Avro, and other formats
    • no_std support with optional alloc
    • Standard library collections support
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
requests
serde

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

requests

Leader

Not documented yet.

serde

5 total
  • JSON
  • Postcard
  • CBOR
  • YAML
  • MessagePack
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.