Decision Workspace
ruzstd vs structured-zstd vs zrip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
ruzstd
growingv0.8.3
A decoder for the zstd compression format
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
| ruzstd | structured-zstd | zrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 52.9M | 9.0K | 885 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7M | 5.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 38 | 7 |
| Releases | 19 | 48 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ruzstd
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
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
| ruzstd | structured-zstd | zrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 0.0.49 | 0.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 1.1MB | 30KB |
| Features | 6 | 20 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 21.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 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.
- •ruzstd has the most downloads (52.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ruzstd is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.