Decision Workspace
qcow2-rs vs qcow vs qcow2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
qcow2-rs
growingv0.1.6
A library for read/write qcow2 image in async/await
41
qcow
growingv1.2.0
A library for working with QEMU qcow images
38
qcow2
growingv0.1.2
Reading qcow2 virtual disk images
Core Metrics
| qcow2-rs | qcow | qcow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 41 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 21.4K | 5.3K | 8.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 36 | 4 | 2 |
| Releases | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 608d ago | 1692d ago | 3604d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 4y 9m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
qcow2-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
qcow
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
qcow2
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| qcow2-rs | qcow | qcow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 15KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 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-rs has the most downloads (21.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ qcow2-rs, qcow, qcow2 have not been updated in over a year.
- •qcow2-rs, qcow2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.