BurntSushi Rust csv by BurntSushi

A CSV parser for Rust, with Serde support.

csvlibraryrustrust-library
Verdict 61/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty

Self-host BurntSushi Rust csv on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
61 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.9k
246 forks

About BurntSushi Rust csv

From the project's README at github.com/BurntSushi/rust-csv. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

csv === A fast and flexible CSV reader and writer for Rust, with support for Serde.

[](https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-csv/actions) [](https://crates.io/crates/csv)

If you're new to Rust, the tutorial is a good place to start. Usage

To bring this crate into your repository, either add to your , or run . Example

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
80
maturity
30
community
79
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
29

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.9k github.com/BurntSushi/rust-csv
GitHub forks 246 github.com/BurntSushi/rust-csv
CRATES downloads (last month) 379 rust-csv

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age12.1 yearssince Mar 2014
Last commit7 months agoOct 17, 2025
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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