Object Serialization
Core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an
efficient yet extensible format.
Last Release on Nov 13, 2025
3. GRPC Protobuf2,489 usages
io.grpc » grpc-protobufApache
gRPC: Protobuf
Last Release on Oct 7, 2025
4. Apache Avro2,251 usages
org.apache.avro » avroApache
Avro is a row-oriented remote procedure call and data serialization framework that produces a compact binary format.
Last Release on Oct 15, 2025
Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.
Last Release on Jun 25, 2025
6. Jackson Dataformat: CBOR1,184 usages
com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat » jackson-dataformat-cborApache
Support for reading and writing Concise Binary Object Representation
([CBOR](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7049)
encoded data using Jackson abstractions (streaming API, data binding, tree model)
Last Release on Oct 31, 2025
Relocated → tools.jackson.dataformat »
jackson-dataformat-cbor
7. Serde1,155 usages
aws.smithy.kotlin » serde-jvmApache
Serialization and deserialization for Smithy services generated by smithy-kotlin
Last Release on Nov 10, 2025
10. Jackson Dataformat: Smile945 usages
com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat » jackson-dataformat-smileApache
Support for reading and writing Smile ("binary JSON")
encoded data using Jackson abstractions (streaming API, data binding,
tree model)
Last Release on Oct 31, 2025
Relocated → tools.jackson.dataformat »
jackson-dataformat-smile