Decision Workspace
gzip-header vs deflate vs sqlite-compressions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
gzip-header
stablev1.1.0
A crate for decoding and encoding the header part of gzip files based on the gzip header implementation in the flate2 crate.
60
deflate
growingv1.0.0
A DEFLATE, zlib and gzip encoder written in Rust.
56
sqlite-compressions
growingv0.3.10
Compression, decompression, testing, diffing and patching functions for SQLite: gzip, brotli, bsdiff, ...
Core Metrics
| gzip-header | deflate | sqlite-compressions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 25.3M | 30.7M | 114.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5M | 1.4M | 17.6K |
| Dependents | 233 | 499 | 25 |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 1657d ago | 196d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 9y 8m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
gzip-header
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
deflate
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sqlite-compressions
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gzip-header | deflate | sqlite-compressions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 63KB | 34KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 23.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gzip-header leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deflate has the most downloads (30.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •deflate is depended on by 499 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deflate has not been updated in over a year.
- •sqlite-compressions is pre-1.0 — API may change.