Decision Workspace
paks vs pac2 vs zip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
paks
experimentalv0.1.2
A light-weight encrypted archive inspired by the Quake PAK format.
37
pac2
growingv0.1.0
A simple, fast packfile format.
69
zip
stablev8.6.0
Library to support the reading and writing of zip files.
Core Metrics
| paks | pac2 | zip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 37 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 672 | 1.7K | 183.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 15.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 33.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 130 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 2200d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 8m | 6y | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
paks
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pac2
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
zip
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| paks | pac2 | zip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 | 8.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 5KB | 150KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zip leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zip is depended on by 33.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pac2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •paks, pac2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.