Decision Workspace
qrcode-rs vs zbar-pack vs qrcodegen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
qrcode-rs
growingv0.1.6
QR code encoder in Rust，Generate QR Code matrices and images in RAW, PNG and SVG formats.
63
zbar-pack
experimentalv0.1.5
Safe Rust bindings for ZBar barcode scanner with vendored static linking
57
qrcodegen
growingv1.8.0
High-quality QR Code generator library
Core Metrics
| qrcode-rs | zbar-pack | qrcodegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 63 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 28.5K | 351 | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.7K | 60 | 690.5K |
| Dependents | 4 | 8 | 622 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 568d ago | 128d ago | 1441d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 4m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
qrcode-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
zbar-pack
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
qrcodegen
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| qrcode-rs | zbar-pack | qrcodegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.1.5 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 17KB | 15KB |
| Features | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.67.1 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zbar-pack leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qrcodegen has the most downloads (5.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •qrcodegen is depended on by 622 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ qrcode-rs, qrcodegen have not been updated in over a year.
- •qrcode-rs, zbar-pack are pre-1.0 — API may change.