Decision Workspace
localzone vs system_tz vs chrono-tz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
localzone
growingv0.3.1
figures out the local timezone as IANA / Olson identifier
37
system_tz
growingv0.4.0
Current timezone from the operating system
63
chrono-tz
growingv0.10.4
TimeZone implementations for chrono from the IANA database
Core Metrics
| localzone | system_tz | chrono-tz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 37 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 81.8K | 4.5K | 112.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.8K | 0 | 8.5M |
| Dependents | 57 | 0 | 10.4K |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 773d ago | 1140d ago | 318d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 3y 1m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
localzone
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
system_tz
Maintenance
10
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
chrono-tz
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| localzone | system_tz | chrono-tz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.10.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 20KB | 794KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •chrono-tz leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chrono-tz is depended on by 10.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ localzone, system_tz have not been updated in over a year.