Decision Workspace
xdelta3 vs oxidelta vs vcdiff-reader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
xdelta3
growingv0.1.5
Rust binding for xdelta3
52
oxidelta
experimentalv0.1.4
VCDIFF (RFC 3284) delta encoder/decoder — Rust reimplementation of xdelta3
42
vcdiff-reader
growingv1.0.0
A library for reading VCDIFF files
Core Metrics
| xdelta3 | oxidelta | vcdiff-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 52 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 10.6K | 928 | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 186 | 604 | 60 |
| Dependents | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2302d ago | 44d ago | 712d ago |
| Age | 6y 12m | 1m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
xdelta3
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
oxidelta
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
vcdiff-reader
Maintenance
1
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xdelta3 | oxidelta | vcdiff-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.1.4 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 343KB | 128KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxidelta leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xdelta3 has the most downloads (10.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ xdelta3, vcdiff-reader have not been updated in over a year.
- •xdelta3, oxidelta are pre-1.0 — API may change.