Decision Workspace
lz4_flex vs lz4-compress vs lz4-compression
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
44
lz4-compression
growingv0.7.0
Pure Rust implementation of LZ4 compression and decompression as a library
Core Metrics
| lz4_flex | lz4-compress | lz4-compression | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 48 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 83.0M | 212.1K | 37.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 8.0M | 3.7K | 966 |
| Dependents | 3.9K | 120 | 67 |
| Releases | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 3249d ago | 2117d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 9y 4m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lz4-compress
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
lz4-compression
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| lz4_flex | lz4-compress | lz4-compression | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 9KB | 9KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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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-compress, lz4-compression have not been updated in over a year.