Decision Workspace
lzma2 vs lz4_flex vs snap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
lzma2
growingv0.1.0
LZMA format handling.
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
57
snap
growingv1.1.1
A pure Rust implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm. Includes streaming compression and decompression.
Core Metrics
| lzma2 | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 83.0M | 78.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 8.0M | 5.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.9K | 3.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 40 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 12d ago | 843d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 5y 5m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
lzma2
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
snap
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lzma2 | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.13.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 45KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 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.
- •⚠ lzma2, snap have not been updated in over a year.
- •lzma2, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.