Decision Workspace
lzma-rust2 vs liblzma vs oxiarc-lzma
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
lzma-rust2
growingv0.16.3
LZMA / LZMA2 / LZIP / XZ compression ported from 'tukaani xz for java'
65
liblzma
growingv0.4.6
Rust bindings to liblzma providing Read/Write streams as well as low-level in-memory encoding/decoding. forked from xz2.
60
oxiarc-lzma
experimentalv0.3.0
Pure Rust LZMA/LZMA2 compression with custom dictionaries, memory pool, parallel and streaming support for OxiArc
Core Metrics
| lzma-rust2 | liblzma | oxiarc-lzma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 9.2M | 14.5M | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2M | 1.3M | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 208 | 671 | 22 |
| Releases | 40 | 22 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 98d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 2y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
lzma-rust2
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
liblzma
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
oxiarc-lzma
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lzma-rust2 | liblzma | oxiarc-lzma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.3 | 0.4.6 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 255KB | 40KB | 91KB |
| Features | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.60 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lzma-rust2 leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •liblzma has the most downloads (14.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •liblzma is depended on by 671 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.