Decision Workspace
zb vs zip vs provider-archive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
zb
growingv0.1.2
a zip blog
69
zip
stablev8.4.0
Library to support the reading and writing of zip files.
63
provider-archive
growingv0.16.2
Library for reading and writing wasmCloud capability provider archive files
Core Metrics
| zb | zip | provider-archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 69 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 154.4M | 206.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 14.2M | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 26.3K | 200 |
| Releases | 2 | 125 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 641d ago | 4d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 11y 4m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
zb
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
zip
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
provider-archive
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| zb | zip | provider-archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 8.4.0 | 0.16.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CDDL-1.1 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 36 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 147KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zip leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zip is depended on by 26.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zb has not been updated in over a year.
- •zb, provider-archive are pre-1.0 — API may change.