Decision Workspace
libtzfile vs tzparse vs chrono-tz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
libtzfile
growingv3.1.1
This library provides low and high level parsing of the IANA system timezone information files (TZIF).
47
tzparse
growingv1.1.3
This high-level library reads IANA system timezone information files and returns transition times (ie. daylight saving time) and human readable data about a timezone.
64
chrono-tz
growingv0.10.4
TimeZone implementations for chrono from the IANA database
Core Metrics
| libtzfile | tzparse | chrono-tz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 47 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 45.1K | 22.5K | 96.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 465 | 22 | 7.9M |
| Dependents | 31 | 14 | 8.6K |
| Releases | 24 | 18 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 537d ago | 1946d ago | 259d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6y 4m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
libtzfile
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
tzparse
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
chrono-tz
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libtzfile | tzparse | chrono-tz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.1 | 1.1.3 | 0.10.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 17KB | 794KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •chrono-tz leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chrono-tz is depended on by 8.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libtzfile, tzparse have not been updated in over a year.
- •chrono-tz is pre-1.0 — API may change.