Decision Workspace
scanning vs barcoders vs zbar-pack
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
scanning
growingv2.1.0
A barcode-encoding library
55
barcoders
growingv2.0.0
A barcode-encoding library
63
zbar-pack
experimentalv0.1.5
Safe Rust bindings for ZBar barcode scanner with vendored static linking
Core Metrics
| scanning | barcoders | zbar-pack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 55 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 967 | 288.0K | 351 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 16.4K | 58 |
| Dependents | 0 | 58 | 8 |
| Releases | 2 | 21 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 306d ago | 723d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 10m | 10y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
scanning
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
barcoders
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
zbar-pack
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| scanning | barcoders | zbar-pack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 33KB | 17KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 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.
- •barcoders has the most downloads (288.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ barcoders has not been updated in over a year.
- •zbar-pack is pre-1.0 — API may change.