Decision Workspace
lzs vs lzss vs lzokay
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
lzs
experimentalv0.1.1
A LZSS (early implementation) en-/decompressor (lossless data compression, no_std capable, in pure Rust)
45
lzss
growingv0.9.1
A LZSS en-/decompressor (lossless data compression, no_std capable, in pure Rust)
57
lzokay
growingv2.0.1
A minimal, MIT-licensed implementation of the LZO compression format.
Core Metrics
| lzs | lzss | lzokay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 45 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 258.5K | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 48 | 19.8K | 303 |
| Dependents | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 320d ago | 1047d ago | 162d ago |
| Age | 10m | 4y 9m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lzs
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lzss
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
lzokay
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lzs | lzss | lzokay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.9.1 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 18KB | 18KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lzokay leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lzss has the most downloads (258.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lzss has not been updated in over a year.
- •lzs, lzss are pre-1.0 — API may change.