Decision Workspace
xsnappy vs snap vs lz4_flex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
xsnappy
growingv0.1.0
Snappy compression algorithm implemented in Rust
57
snap
growingv1.1.1
A pure Rust implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm. Includes streaming compression and decompression.
61
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.0
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
Core Metrics
| xsnappy | snap | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 57 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 78.4M | 83.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 66 | 5.6M | 7.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.7K | 3.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 17 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 1853d ago | 843d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 5y | 9y 8m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
xsnappy
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
snap
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lz4_flex
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xsnappy | snap | lz4_flex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 34KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xsnappy, snap have not been updated in over a year.
- •xsnappy, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.