Decision Workspace
haagenti-lz4 vs lz4_flex vs lzzzz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
haagenti-lz4
experimentalv0.1.0
LZ4 and LZ4-HC compression for Haagenti
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
57
lzzzz
growingv2.0.0
Full-featured liblz4 binding for Rust.
Core Metrics
| haagenti-lz4 | lz4_flex | lzzzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 488 | 83.0M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 288 | 8.0M | 72.6K |
| Dependents | 5 | 3.9K | 328 |
| Releases | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 60d ago | 12d ago | 476d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5y 5m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
haagenti-lz4
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lzzzz
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| haagenti-lz4 | lz4_flex | lzzzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.13.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 45KB | 139KB |
| Features | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lzzzz has not been updated in over a year.
- •haagenti-lz4, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.