Decision Workspace
tzupdate vs localzone vs tz-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
tzupdate
growingv3.1.0
Set the system timezone based on IP geolocation.
45
localzone
growingv0.3.1
figures out the local timezone as IANA / Olson identifier
67
tz-rs
growingv0.7.3
A pure Rust reimplementation of libc functions localtime, gmtime and mktime.
Core Metrics
| tzupdate | localzone | tz-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 69.5K | 14.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 275 | 4.4K | 686.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 57 | 369 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 911d ago | 714d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 4y 3m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tzupdate
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
localzone
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
tz-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tzupdate | localzone | tz-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 18KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tz-rs leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tz-rs is depended on by 369 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tzupdate, localzone have not been updated in over a year.
- •localzone, tz-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.