Decision Workspace
use-zstd vs zstd-safe vs oxiarc-zstd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
use-zstd
experimentalv0.1.0
Zstd labels and option metadata for RustUse
64
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
64
oxiarc-zstd
experimentalv0.3.6
Pure Rust Zstandard (zstd) compression implementation for OxiArc
Core Metrics
| use-zstd | zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 64 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 82 | 332.9M | 18.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.7M | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 787 | 273 |
| Releases | 1 | 54 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 480d ago | today |
| Age | 1m | 9y 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
use-zstd
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
zstd-safe
Maintenance
8
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
oxiarc-zstd
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| use-zstd | zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 7.2.4 | 0.3.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 29KB | 305KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | 1.64 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zstd-safe leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zstd-safe is depended on by 787 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zstd-safe has not been updated in over a year.
- •use-zstd, oxiarc-zstd are pre-1.0 — API may change.