Go package comparison

fastjson vs jsoniter

Compare two Go packages using the same scoring model: maintenance, adoption, security, maturity, developer experience, and data confidence.

Quick Decision

fastjson currently leads this comparison by the weighted health model.

89

fastjson

Package fastjson provides fast JSON parsing.

89
Maintenance 75
Adoption 100
Security 92
Maturity 94
Developer DX 91
Confidence 100

jsoniter

Package jsoniter implements encoding and decoding of JSON as defined in RFC 4627 and provides interfaces with identical syntax of standard lib encoding/json.

71
Maintenance 12
Adoption 100
Security 92
Maturity 94
Developer DX 97
Confidence 100

Metric Table

side by side
Metric fastjson jsoniter Lead
Health 89 71 fastjson
Maintenance 75 12 fastjson
Adoption 100 100 Tie
Security 92 92 Tie
Maturity 94 94 Tie
Imported by89517.7Kjsoniter
Stars2.5K13.9Kjsoniter
Last activity3 months ago2 years agoReview dates
Known vuln records00Tie

Choose fastjson if

You prefer its current score profile and the package fits your framework or API style.

Its maintenance, adoption, and security signals match your project risk tolerance.

Choose jsoniter if

You prefer its current score profile and the package fits your framework or API style.

Its maintenance, adoption, and security signals match your project risk tolerance.