Decision Workspace
zar vs xara vs goblin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
zar
growingv0.2.0
XAR archive reader/writer library. Fuzz-tested against MacOS xar.
51
xara
experimentalv0.3.1
Read-only XAR archive and macOS PKG package parser
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
Core Metrics
| zar | xara | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 51 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 194 | 43.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 51 | 49 | 4.1M |
| Dependents | 11 | 16 | 3.6K |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 34d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
zar
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
xara
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zar | xara | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 17KB | 258KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •goblin leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.