Decision Workspace
fuse-zstd vs fuser vs zstd-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
fuse-zstd
growingv1.2.0
A simple FUSE filesystem where existing folder with files compressed by zstd is mapped to folder with uncompressed files.
67
fuser
growingv0.17.0
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) for Rust
65
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
Core Metrics
| fuse-zstd | fuser | zstd-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 3.0M | 255.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 190.5K | 17.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 465 | 650 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 774d ago | 41d ago | 372d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 5y 9m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
fuse-zstd
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fuser
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
zstd-safe
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| fuse-zstd | fuser | zstd-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.17.0 | 7.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 21 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 118KB | 29KB |
| Features | 2 | 22 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fuser leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zstd-safe has the most downloads (255.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •zstd-safe is depended on by 650 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fuse-zstd, zstd-safe have not been updated in over a year.
- •fuser is pre-1.0 — API may change.