Beyond JSON: Evaluating Serialization Formats for Space-Efficient Communication
Distributed systems rely on efficient inter-service communication, heavily impacted by data transmission costs. This study investigates alternative serialization formats, like Avro and MessagePack, to reduce data size compared to the common JSON format. We utilize a custom model to comprehensively assess the space efficiency of serialization formats across various data types. Our findings demonstrate that adopting alternative formats achieves a median reduction in serialized data exceeding 30 %.