bson by mongodb
Encoding and decoding support for BSON in Rust
About bson
From the project's README at github.com/mongodb/bson-rust. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://crates.io/crates/bson) [](https://docs.rs/bson) [](https://crates.io/crates/bson)
Encoding and decoding support for BSON in Rust Index Installation Requirements Importing Feature flags Useful links Overview of BSON Format Usage BSON Values BSON Documents Modeling BSON with strongly typed data structures Working with datetimes Working with UUIDs WASM support Contributing Running the Tests Continuous Integration Useful links API Documentation Serde Documentation Installation Requirements Rust 1.81+ Importing This crate is available on crates.io. To use it in your application, simply add it to your project's .
Note that if you are using through the crate, you do not need to specify it in your , since the `mongo
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 458 | github.com/mongodb/bson-rust |
| GitHub forks | 153 | github.com/mongodb/bson-rust |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 11.1 years | since Apr 2015 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 56 | last: 6 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Ready to self-host bson?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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