Decision Workspace
gzip-header vs sqlite-compressions vs deflate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
gzip-header
growingv1.1.0
A crate for decoding and encoding the header part of gzip files based on the gzip header implementation in the flate2 crate.
62
sqlite-compressions
growingv0.3.12
Compression, decompression, testing, diffing and patching functions for SQLite: gzip, brotli, bsdiff, ...
60
deflate
growingv1.0.0
A DEFLATE, zlib and gzip encoder written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| gzip-header | sqlite-compressions | deflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 28.2M | 143.3K | 33.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 11.0K | 844.9K |
| Dependents | 241 | 27 | 509 |
| Releases | 7 | 32 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 20d ago | 1706d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 2y 7m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
gzip-header
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sqlite-compressions
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
deflate
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gzip-header | sqlite-compressions | deflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.3.12 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 35KB | 63KB |
| Features | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gzip-header leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deflate has the most downloads (33.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •deflate is depended on by 509 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deflate has not been updated in over a year.
- •sqlite-compressions is pre-1.0 — API may change.