Benchmark: timing 5000000 iterations of json, sereal, store... json: 17 wallclock secs (17.53 usr + 0.00 sys = 17.53 CPU) @ 285225.33/s (n=5000000) sereal: 22 wallclock secs (21.78 usr + 0.00 sys = 21.78 CPU) @ 229568.41/s (n=5000000) store: 49 wallclock secs (49.55 usr + 0.01 sys = 49.56 CPU) @ 100887.81/s (n=5000000) Rate store sereal json store 102312/s -- -56% -64% sereal 233863/s 129% -- -18% json 286862/s 180% 23% --