Decision Workspace
cpio vs kpea vs hadris-cpio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
cpio
growingv0.4.1
An API for creating CPIO archives
54
kpea
growingv0.3.0
CPIO archive reader/writer library. Supports New ASCII and Old character formats. Fuzz-tested against GNU cpio.
54
hadris-cpio
experimentalv1.1.0
A rust implementation of the CPIO archive format (newc/SVR4).
Core Metrics
| cpio | kpea | hadris-cpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 908.7K | 6.2K | 154 |
| 30d Downloads | 58.2K | 53 | 118 |
| Dependents | 132 | 7 | 11 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 504d ago | 56d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 1y 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
cpio
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
kpea
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
hadris-cpio
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cpio | kpea | hadris-cpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 18KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kpea leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cpio has the most downloads (908.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cpio is depended on by 132 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cpio has not been updated in over a year.
- •cpio, kpea are pre-1.0 — API may change.