Decision Workspace
rust-zstd vs structured-zstd vs zrip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
rust-zstd
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust Zstandard codec — compress + decompress, zero external dependencies
60
structured-zstd
experimentalv0.0.49
Pure Rust zstd implementation — managed fork of ruzstd. Dictionary decompression, no FFI.
55
zrip
experimentalv0.8.3
Fast, memory-safe Rust implementation of Zstandard compression (levels -8..4)
Core Metrics
| rust-zstd | structured-zstd | zrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 974 | 9.0K | 885 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 38 | 38 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 48 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rust-zstd
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
structured-zstd
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
zrip
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rust-zstd | structured-zstd | zrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.49 | 0.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause AND MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 1.1MB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 20 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •structured-zstd leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.