Decision Workspace
tar-wasi vs astral-tokio-tar vs tar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
A Rust implementation of a TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once. This fork includes full support for running the library with WebAssembly via the target wasm32-wasi.
A Rust implementation of an async TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once.
A Rust implementation of a TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once.
Core Metrics
| tar-wasi | astral-tokio-tar | tar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 6.7M | 143.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 1.9M | 10.1M |
| Dependents | 2 | 223 | 24.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 80 |
| Last Updated | 1588d ago | 4d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 1y 1m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
Technical Details
| tar-wasi | astral-tokio-tar | tar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.38 | 0.6.0 | 0.4.45 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 66KB | 68KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •astral-tokio-tar leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tar has the most downloads (143.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tar is depended on by 24.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tar-wasi has not been updated in over a year.