Decision Workspace
lz-fear vs lz4_flex vs lz4rip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
lz-fear
growingv0.2.0
A fast pure-rust no-unsafe implementation of LZ4 compression and decompression
59
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.1
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
53
lz4rip
experimentalv0.11.1
Fast, memory-safe Rust implementation of LZ4 compression with built-in dictionary training and no-alloc support
Core Metrics
| lz-fear | lz4_flex | lz4rip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 236.6K | 111.2M | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9K | 5.2M | 801 |
| Dependents | 62 | 6.4K | 20 |
| Releases | 3 | 42 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 886d ago | 65d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 5y 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
lz-fear
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
lz4_flex
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lz4rip
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lz-fear | lz4_flex | lz4rip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.13.1 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 142KB | 47KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.1% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 6.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lz-fear has not been updated in over a year.