Decision Workspace
flate2 vs ai-flate2 vs flate2-expose
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
75
flate2
stablev1.1.9
DEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.
51
ai-flate2
experimentalv1.1.9
A no_std port of flate2
46
flate2-expose
growingv1.0.25
DEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.
Core Metrics
| flate2 | ai-flate2 | flate2-expose | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 75 | 51 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 561.6M | 633 | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 27.2M | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 79.1K | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 77 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 160d ago | 113d ago | 1486d ago |
| Age | 11y 8m | 3m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
flate2
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
ai-flate2
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
14
flate2-expose
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| flate2 | ai-flate2 | flate2-expose | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.9 | 1.1.9 | 1.0.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 86KB | 70KB |
| Features | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.67.0 | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flate2 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flate2 is depended on by 79.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ flate2-expose has not been updated in over a year.