Decision Workspace
libz-sys vs flate2 vs libz-ng-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
libz-sys
stablev1.1.25
Low-level bindings to the system libz library (also known as zlib).
79
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.
67
libz-ng-sys
stablev1.1.25
Low-level bindings to zlib-ng (libz-ng), a high-performance zlib library.
Core Metrics
| libz-sys | flate2 | libz-ng-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 79 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 170.7M | 424.0M | 9.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.2M | 29.6M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 2.0K | 55.6K | 88 |
| Releases | 65 | 77 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 52d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 11y 4m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
libz-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
flate2
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
libz-ng-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| libz-sys | flate2 | libz-ng-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.25 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 880KB | 83KB | 515KB |
| Features | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.67.0 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flate2 leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flate2 is depended on by 55.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.