Decision Workspace
lzzzz vs oxiarc-lz4 vs lz4_flex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
lzzzz
growingv2.0.0
Full-featured liblz4 binding for Rust.
64
oxiarc-lz4
experimentalv0.3.0
Pure Rust LZ4 compression implementation with LZ4-HC
62
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.1
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
Core Metrics
| lzzzz | oxiarc-lz4 | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 9.8K | 96.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 93.5K | 3.9K | 7.4M |
| Dependents | 332 | 123 | 5.1K |
| Releases | 30 | 11 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 535d ago | 8d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 4m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lzzzz
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
oxiarc-lz4
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lzzzz | oxiarc-lz4 | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 139KB | 57KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxiarc-lz4 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex has the most downloads (96.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 5.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lzzzz has not been updated in over a year.
- •oxiarc-lz4, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.