Decision Workspace
zarchive vs magic-sys vs magic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
zarchive
growingv0.2.0
Simple Rust bindings to Exzap's ZArchive library
60
magic-sys
growingv0.4.3
Declarations for the `libmagic` C library
56
magic
growingv0.16.7
High level bindings for the `libmagic` C library
Core Metrics
| zarchive | magic-sys | magic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 2.7M | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 252.0K | 251.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 39 | 122 |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 1180d ago | 65d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 11y 5m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
zarchive
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
magic-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
magic
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| zarchive | magic-sys | magic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.3 | 0.16.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 7KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magic-sys leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •magic has the most downloads (2.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •magic is depended on by 122 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zarchive has not been updated in over a year.