Decision Workspace
cydec vs lz4_flex vs pco
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
cydec
experimentalv0.0.4
High-performance compression library for numerical time series data using delta encoding, zigzag encoding, and LZ4
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
61
pco
stablev1.0.1
Good compression for numerical sequences
Core Metrics
| cydec | lz4_flex | pco | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 83.0M | 427.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 111 | 8.0M | 107.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.9K | 291 |
| Releases | 4 | 40 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 158d ago | 12d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 5m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cydec
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pco
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cydec | lz4_flex | pco | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 0.13.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 45KB | 101KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cydec, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.