Decision Workspace
wascan vs zbar-pack vs eansearch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
wascan
experimentalv0.1.10
Production-ready barcode and QR code scanner for web browsers. Handles camera access, streaming, and file input automatically.
63
zbar-pack
experimentalv0.1.5
Safe Rust bindings for ZBar barcode scanner with vendored static linking
46
eansearch
growingv1.2.0
Search the EAN barcode database at Ean-Search.org. Search for products by EAN number or product name, verify barcodes or generate barcode images.
Core Metrics
| wascan | zbar-pack | eansearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 230 | 351 | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 60 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 75d ago | 128d ago | 137d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
wascan
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
zbar-pack
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
eansearch
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| wascan | zbar-pack | eansearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.10 | 0.1.5 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 17KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 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.
- •eansearch has the most downloads (5.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wascan, zbar-pack are pre-1.0 — API may change.