Decision Workspace
lzxd vs lz4_flex vs sevenz-rust2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
lzxd
growingv0.2.6
Decompression implementation for Microsoft's LZXD compression format.
62
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.1
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
60
sevenz-rust2
growingv0.21.0
A 7z decompressor/compressor written in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| lzxd | lz4_flex | sevenz-rust2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2M | 96.9M | 409.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 334.1K | 7.4M | 75.5K |
| Dependents | 11 | 5.1K | 287 |
| Releases | 12 | 42 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 524d ago | 16d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
lzxd
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sevenz-rust2
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lzxd | lz4_flex | sevenz-rust2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.13.1 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 47KB | 977KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.1% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 5.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lzxd has not been updated in over a year.