Decision Workspace
xara vs zar-cli vs pbzx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
xara
experimentalv0.3.1
Read-only XAR archive and macOS PKG package parser
50
zar-cli
growingv0.2.0
A command-line utility for reading and writing MacOS signed XAR archives.
50
pbzx
experimentalv0.3.0
A Rust library for parsing, extracting, and creating PBZX archives (Apple's payload format)
Core Metrics
| xara | zar-cli | pbzx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 194 | 3.6K | 181 |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 9 | 50 |
| Dependents | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 66d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
xara
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
zar-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pbzx
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xara | zar-cli | pbzx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 16KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xara leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zar-cli has the most downloads (3.6K), suggesting wider adoption.