Decision Workspace
qcow vs qcow-cli vs qcow2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
qcow
growingv1.2.0
A library for working with QEMU qcow images
31
qcow-cli
growingv0.3.1
A CLI for working with qemu qcow files
38
qcow2
growingv0.1.2
Reading qcow2 virtual disk images
Core Metrics
| qcow | qcow-cli | qcow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 31 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 5.3K | 8.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 6 | 59 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1633d ago | 1053d ago | 3544d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4y 7m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
qcow
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
qcow-cli
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
qcow2
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| qcow | qcow-cli | qcow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 196KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qcow leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qcow2 has the most downloads (8.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ qcow, qcow-cli, qcow2 have not been updated in over a year.
- •qcow-cli, qcow2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.