Decision Workspace
ouch vs szip vs lz4_flex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ouch
growingv0.6.1
A command-line utility for easily compressing and decompressing files and directories.
42
szip
growingv1.0.0
A fast command line tool for snappy compression and decompression.
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
Core Metrics
| ouch | szip | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 42 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 43.2K | 6.1K | 83.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 568 | 7 | 8.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.9K |
| Releases | 16 | 3 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 340d ago | 2233d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 5y | 9y 8m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ouch
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
szip
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ouch | szip | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 40 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 5KB | 45KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 2 | 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.
- •⚠ szip has not been updated in over a year.
- •ouch, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.