Decision Workspace
archive vs libarchive2 vs exarch-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
archive
experimentalv0.3.0
A unified interface for extracting common archive formats in-memory
49
libarchive2
experimentalv0.2.1
Safe Rust bindings for libarchive v3.8.1, providing cross-platform archive reading and writing capabilities
47
exarch-core
experimentalv0.2.9
Memory-safe archive extraction library with security validation
Core Metrics
| archive | libarchive2 | exarch-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 726 | 284 |
| 30d Downloads | 185 | 20 | 100 |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 129d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
archive
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
libarchive2
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
exarch-core
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| archive | libarchive2 | exarch-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 51KB | 170KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libarchive2 leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •archive has the most downloads (1.1K), suggesting wider adoption.