Decision Workspace
oxidelta vs xpatch vs vcdiff-reader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
oxidelta
experimentalv0.1.4
VCDIFF (RFC 3284) delta encoder/decoder — Rust reimplementation of xdelta3
53
xpatch
experimentalv0.4.2
High-performance delta compression library with automatic algorithm selection
42
vcdiff-reader
growingv1.0.0
A library for reading VCDIFF files
Core Metrics
| oxidelta | xpatch | vcdiff-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 928 | 206 | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 615 | 36 | 64 |
| Dependents | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 44d ago | 75d ago | 712d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
oxidelta
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
xpatch
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
vcdiff-reader
Maintenance
1
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| oxidelta | xpatch | vcdiff-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.4.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 24 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 128KB | 105KB | 7KB |
| Features | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xpatch leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vcdiff-reader has the most downloads (2.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ vcdiff-reader has not been updated in over a year.
- •oxidelta, xpatch are pre-1.0 — API may change.