Decision Workspace
stens vs strict_types vs flate2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
stens
growingv0.9.0
Strict encoding schema library
58
strict_types
growingv2.9.1
Strict types: confined generalized algebraic data types (GADT)
79
flate2
stablev1.1.9
DEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.
Core Metrics
| stens | strict_types | flate2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 79 |
| Total Downloads | 44.3K | 166.2K | 424.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 509 | 4.5K | 29.6M |
| Dependents | 97 | 365 | 55.6K |
| Releases | 14 | 34 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1157d ago | 241d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 3y 1m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
stens
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
strict_types
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
flate2
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| stens | strict_types | flate2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 2.9.1 | 1.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 121KB | 83KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.59.0 | 1.77.0 | 1.67.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flate2 leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flate2 is depended on by 55.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stens has not been updated in over a year.
- •stens is pre-1.0 — API may change.