Decision Workspace
libdeflate vs zenflate vs bunko
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
libdeflate
experimentalv26.1.1
Rust rewrite of libdeflate
44
zenflate
experimentalv0.3.2
Pure Rust DEFLATE/zlib/gzip compression and decompression
35
bunko
growingv0.1.1
bunko is a lightweight, flexible, high-performance Rust library for data compression and decompression.
Core Metrics
| libdeflate | zenflate | bunko | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 44 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 46 | 246 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 46 | 207 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 2d ago | 479d ago |
| Age | 24d | 1m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
libdeflate
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
zenflate
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
bunko
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| libdeflate | zenflate | bunko | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 26.1.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 184KB | 6KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92.0 | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zenflate leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bunko has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bunko has not been updated in over a year.
- •zenflate, bunko are pre-1.0 — API may change.