Decision Workspace
minitar vs tar_minimal vs tar_light
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
minitar
growingv0.2.1
A minimal implementation of the tape archive (tar) format in rust.
49
tar_minimal
experimentalv1.1.0
A minimalist, Unix-focused TAR library designed for high-performance streaming with Zstd.
56
tar_light
experimentalv0.1.9
Simple tar archive reader and writer library
Core Metrics
| minitar | tar_minimal | tar_light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 49 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 58 | 419 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 34 | 69 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1395d ago | 18d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
minitar
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
tar_minimal
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
tar_light
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| minitar | tar_minimal | tar_light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 207KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •minitar has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ minitar has not been updated in over a year.
- •minitar, tar_light are pre-1.0 — API may change.