# requests vs serde

**Leader by Vioscale score:** requests

| Attribute | requests | serde |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 80 (41% (low)) | 55.8 (27% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 5 | 5 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 679,836 | 98,312 |
| adoption.github_stars | 54,248 | 10,784 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 396,572,056 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Requests is a Python library designed for making HTTP requests. It emphasizes simplicity and accessibility for developers working with HTTP operations.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"What is requests?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, requests is built specifically for Python developers.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"Is requests designed for Python?","confidence":1},{"answer":"The tagline 'Python HTTP for Humans' indicates that the library prioritizes accessibility and straightforward design over unnecessary complexity.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"Is requests easy to learn and use?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Requests has official documentation available at https://requests.readthedocs.io.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"Where can I find documentation and help?","confidence":1},{"answer":"Requests is intended for Python developers who need HTTP functionality. Its emphasis on human-friendly design suggests it suits developers at various experience levels.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"Who should use requests?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"Requests is classified as a utility, providing focused HTTP functionality for Python applications rather than attempting to be a comprehensive framework.","source":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","question":"What type of tool is requests?","confidence":0.85}]` | - |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"JSON"},{"name":"Postcard"},{"name":"CBOR"},{"name":"YAML"},{"name":"MessagePack"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Rust |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://requests.readthedocs.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:06:02.562Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["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","Reference-counted pointer serialization"],"description":"Free open-source Rust library available under Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://serde.rs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:09:31.623Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 19 | 5 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.1 | 5.4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=requests&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=serde&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:36:14.115Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*