Decision Workspace
gzip-header vs deflate vs sqlite-compressions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
gzip-header
growingv1.0.0
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 | 53 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 22.2M | 27.6M | 84.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6M | 1.1M | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 217 | 482 | 16 |
| Releases | 6 | 38 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 1598d ago | 1598d ago | 137d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 9y 6m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
gzip-header
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
deflate
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sqlite-compressions
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gzip-header | deflate | sqlite-compressions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 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 | 12KB | 63KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 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
- •deflate leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deflate is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gzip-header, deflate have not been updated in over a year.
- •sqlite-compressions is pre-1.0 — API may change.