Finding a Roblox serialization library that's fast

Finding a roblox serialization library fast enough to handle your game's data without causing massive frame drops is usually the first hurdle you hit when your project starts getting ambitious. If you've ever tried to shove a massive table into a RemoteEvent or a DataStore and watched your microprofiler turn into a sea of red, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Standard JSON encoding is fine for small stuff, but once you're dealing with thousands of moving parts or complex player inventories, you need something that doesn't waste a single byte. ...

February 16, 2026 · 6 min · Catherine Varma