Decision Workspace
indexed_deflate vs flate2 vs libdeflater
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
indexed_deflate
growingv0.1.0
Gzip/Zlib/DEFLATE decoder with efficient random access.
75
flate2
stablev1.1.9
DEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.
63
libdeflater
stablev1.25.2
Bindings to libdeflate for DEFLATE (de)compression exposed as non-streaming buffer operations. Contains bindings for raw deflate, zlib, and gzip data.
Core Metrics
| indexed_deflate | flate2 | libdeflater | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 75 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 23.7K | 561.6M | 2.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 25.5M | 158.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 79.1K | 495 |
| Releases | 1 | 77 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 430d ago | 160d ago | 155d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 11y 8m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
indexed_deflate
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
flate2
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
libdeflater
Maintenance
12
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| indexed_deflate | flate2 | libdeflater | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.9 | 1.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 83KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.67.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flate2 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flate2 is depended on by 79.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ indexed_deflate has not been updated in over a year.
- •indexed_deflate is pre-1.0 — API may change.