JSON vs YAML: 30 Metrics Comparison
JSON vs YAML
JSON
JSON is a Declarative, Markup programming language first appeared in 2001, designed by Douglas Crockford. Main use cases: Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange.
YAML
YAML is a Declarative, Markup programming language first appeared in 2001, designed by Clark Evans. Main use cases: Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange.
30 Metrics
| Metric | JSON | YAML |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 61888 | 61014 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 820541 | 753537 |
| TIOBE Rank | 21 | 22 |
| RedMonk Rank | 10 | 24 |
| PYPL Rank | 3 | 30 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 135347 | 129620 |
| Job Postings | 40972 | 40815 |
| Benchmarks Score | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Very Large | Very Large |
| Documentation Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 9 | 10 |
| Industry Adoption | 10 | 10 |
| Type System Complexity | 9 | 10 |
| Concurrency Support | 9 | 9 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 8 | 10 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 9 | 10 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 7 | 10 |
| Tooling Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Package Manager Quality | 10 | 8 |
| IDE Support | 9 | 7 |
| Debugging Experience | 7 | 7 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 12 | 15 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 15 | 22 |
| Average Salary Rank | 3 | 11 |
| Job Postings Rank | 13 | 14 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 11 | 40 |
| Learning Curve Score | 3 | 1 |
| Community Size Score | 10 | 10 |
| AHP Score | 8.02 | 8.01 |
AHP Score
- JSON: 8.02 (#17)
- YAML: 8.01 (#18)
JSON | ######## 8.02
YAML | ######## 8.01
When to choose JSON
Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange. JSON is a Declarative, Markup programming language first appeared in 2001, designed by Douglas Crockford. Main use cases: Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange.
When to choose YAML
Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange. YAML is a Declarative, Markup programming language first appeared in 2001, designed by Clark Evans. Main use cases: Data Serialization, Configuration, Interchange.
Hello World Example
JSON:
{"msg": "Hello, World!"}
YAML:
msg: Hello, World!