Decision Workspace
oxiarc-deflate vs deflate vs zenflate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
oxiarc-deflate
experimentalv0.3.6
Pure Rust DEFLATE compression algorithm (RFC 1951) for OxiArc
60
deflate
growingv1.0.0
A DEFLATE, zlib and gzip encoder written in Rust.
53
zenflate
experimentalv0.3.6
Pure Rust DEFLATE/zlib/gzip compression and decompression
Core Metrics
| oxiarc-deflate | deflate | zenflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 60 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 14.5K | 33.1M | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.4K | 844.9K | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 329 | 509 | 15 |
| Releases | 17 | 38 | 10 |
| Last Updated | today | 1706d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 6m | 9y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
oxiarc-deflate
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
deflate
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
zenflate
Maintenance
15
Quality
8
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| oxiarc-deflate | deflate | zenflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.6 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Imazen-Commercial |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 116KB | 63KB | 189KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 23.7% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxiarc-deflate leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deflate has the most downloads (33.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •deflate is depended on by 509 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deflate has not been updated in over a year.
- •oxiarc-deflate, zenflate are pre-1.0 — API may change.