Decision Workspace
magic-pack vs lz4_flex vs snap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
magic-pack
growingv0.7.1
Magic pack tool
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
| magic-pack | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 83.0M | 78.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 7.7M | 5.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.9K | 3.7K |
| Releases | 6 | 40 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 12d ago | 843d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 5m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
magic-pack
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
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
| magic-pack | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.13.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 45KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 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.
- •⚠ snap has not been updated in over a year.
- •magic-pack, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.