Decision Workspace
tar-core vs smol-tar vs tario
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
tar-core
experimentalv0.1.0
Sans-IO tar header parsing and building for sync and async runtimes
54
smol-tar
experimentalv0.1.3
Minimal async tar reader/writer for smol or tokio I/O
46
tario
experimentalv0.1.2
Asynchronously read and write TAR archives
Core Metrics
| tar-core | smol-tar | tario | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 57 | 898 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 57 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | today | 185d ago |
| Age | 22d | 2d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
tar-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
smol-tar
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
tario
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tar-core | smol-tar | tario | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 28KB | 25KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.86.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smol-tar leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tar-core has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.