Decision Workspace
zbar-pack vs zbar-rust vs qrcode-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
zbar-pack
experimentalv0.1.5
Safe Rust bindings for ZBar barcode scanner with vendored static linking
43
zbar-rust
growingv0.0.24
High-level and low-level ZBar binding for the Rust language.
61
qrcode-rs
stablev1.4.0
QR code encoder in Rust，Generate QR Code matrices and images in RAW, PNG and SVG formats.
Core Metrics
| zbar-pack | zbar-rust | qrcode-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 43 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 588 | 112.3K | 37.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 23 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 236d ago | 701d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 7m | 7y 8m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
zbar-pack
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
zbar-rust
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
qrcode-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| zbar-pack | zbar-rust | qrcode-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.0.24 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later | LGPL-2.1 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 23KB | 124KB |
| Features | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.79 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qrcode-rs leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zbar-rust has the most downloads (112.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ zbar-rust has not been updated in over a year.
- •zbar-pack, zbar-rust are pre-1.0 — API may change.