Decision Workspace
gzippy vs deflate vs gzp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
gzippy
experimentalv0.8.0
The fastest parallel gzip. Drop-in replacement for gzip and pigz, and a Rust library.
60
deflate
growingv1.0.0
A DEFLATE, zlib and gzip encoder written in Rust.
60
gzp
growingv2.0.2
Parallel Compression
Core Metrics
| gzippy | deflate | gzp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 101 | 33.1M | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 844.9K | 81.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 509 | 713 |
| Releases | 2 | 38 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 60d ago | 1706d ago | 236d ago |
| Age | 2m | 9y 9m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
gzippy
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
deflate
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
gzp
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gzippy | deflate | gzp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.0.0 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Unlicense/MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 409KB | 63KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 23.7% | 3.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •gzp is depended on by 713 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deflate has not been updated in over a year.
- •gzippy is pre-1.0 — API may change.