Decision Workspace
lzma_tarball vs tar_light vs rargz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
lzma_tarball
growingv0.1.1
A simple library for reading and writing tarballs with lzma compression.
56
tar_light
experimentalv0.1.9
Simple tar archive reader and writer library
53
rargz
experimentalv0.1.5
Fast parallel tar + zstd archiver and extractor with optional chunked format.
Core Metrics
| lzma_tarball | tar_light | rargz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 419 | 127 |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 73 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 401d ago | 119d ago | 141d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
lzma_tarball
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
tar_light
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
rargz
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lzma_tarball | tar_light | rargz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.9 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 23KB | 17KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tar_light leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lzma_tarball has the most downloads (5.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lzma_tarball has not been updated in over a year.