Decision Workspace
lgz vs zenflate vs libdeflate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
lgz
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust parallel gzip decompressor — multi-core DEFLATE decode with zero-copy ring-slot pipeline
54
zenflate
experimentalv0.3.6
Pure Rust DEFLATE/zlib/gzip compression and decompression
40
libdeflate
experimentalv26.1.1
Rust rewrite of libdeflate
Core Metrics
| lgz | zenflate | libdeflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 54 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 145 | 2.7K | 93 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 45d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 4d | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
lgz
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
zenflate
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
libdeflate
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lgz | zenflate | libdeflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.6 | 26.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Imazen-Commercial | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 189KB | 96KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.92.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zenflate leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lgz, zenflate are pre-1.0 — API may change.