Decision Workspace
chrono vs jiff vs tz-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
chrono
growingv0.4.44
Date and time library for Rust
70
jiff
growingv0.2.25
A date-time library that encourages you to jump into the pit of success. This library is heavily inspired by the Temporal project.
64
tz-rs
growingv0.7.3
A pure Rust reimplementation of libc functions localtime, gmtime and mktime.
Core Metrics
| chrono | jiff | tz-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 70 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 592.5M | 111.7M | 15.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 41.8M | 14.6M | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 332.3K | 6.9K | 372 |
| Releases | 94 | 57 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 91d ago | 1d ago | 116d ago |
| Age | 11y 6m | 2y 3m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
chrono
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
jiff
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
tz-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chrono | jiff | tz-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.44 | 0.2.25 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 27 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 241KB | 760KB | 48KB |
| Features | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 23.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.62.0 | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jiff leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chrono has the most downloads (592.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •chrono is depended on by 332.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.