Decision Workspace
qr-gen vs qrcodegen vs zedbar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
qr-gen
growingv1.0.1
CLI tool to generate QR-Code from text
57
qrcodegen
growingv1.8.0
High-quality QR Code generator library
55
zedbar
experimentalv0.4.1
Pure Rust barcode and QR code scanning library supporting multiple formats
Core Metrics
| qr-gen | qrcodegen | zedbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 6.9M | 11.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 589.9K | 4.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 641 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1963d ago | 1500d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 8y 8m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
qr-gen
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
qrcodegen
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
zedbar
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| qr-gen | qrcodegen | zedbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 1.8.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 15KB | 154KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qrcodegen leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qrcodegen is depended on by 641 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ qr-gen, qrcodegen have not been updated in over a year.
- •zedbar is pre-1.0 — API may change.