Decision Workspace
gma-lite vs goblin vs zip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
gma-lite
experimentalv0.3.3
Lite GMA (Garry's Mod Addon) archive reader/writer
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
69
zip
stablev8.4.0
Library to support the reading and writing of zip files.
Core Metrics
| gma-lite | goblin | zip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 43.6M | 154.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 4.1M | 14.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.6K | 26.3K |
| Releases | 6 | 64 | 125 |
| Last Updated | 140d ago | 43d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 7m | 9y 10m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
gma-lite
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
zip
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gma-lite | goblin | zip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.10.5 | 8.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 258KB | 147KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 20.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •goblin leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zip has the most downloads (154.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •zip is depended on by 26.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •gma-lite, goblin are pre-1.0 — API may change.