Decision Workspace
tar_minimal vs rargz vs minitar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
tar_minimal
experimentalv1.1.0
A minimalist, Unix-focused TAR library designed for high-performance streaming with Zstd.
53
rargz
experimentalv0.1.5
Fast parallel tar + zstd archiver and extractor with optional chunked format.
35
minitar
growingv0.2.1
A minimal implementation of the tape archive (tar) format in rust.
Core Metrics
| tar_minimal | rargz | minitar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 53 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 127 | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 34 | 9 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 141d ago | 1395d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tar_minimal
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
rargz
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
minitar
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| tar_minimal | rargz | minitar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.1.5 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 207KB | 17KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rargz leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minitar has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ minitar has not been updated in over a year.
- •rargz, minitar are pre-1.0 — API may change.