Decision Workspace
lz4-compression vs lz4_flex vs lz4-compress
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
lz4-compression
growingv0.7.0
Pure Rust implementation of LZ4 compression and decompression as a library
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
48
lz4-compress
growingv0.1.1
Pure Rust implementation of raw LZ4 compression/decompression.
Core Metrics
| lz4-compression | lz4_flex | lz4-compress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 37.9K | 83.0M | 212.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 966 | 8.0M | 3.7K |
| Dependents | 67 | 3.9K | 120 |
| Releases | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2117d ago | 12d ago | 3249d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 5y 5m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
lz4-compression
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lz4-compress
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| lz4-compression | lz4_flex | lz4-compress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 45KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lz4-compression, lz4-compress have not been updated in over a year.