Decision Workspace
yazi vs zenflate vs libdeflate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
yazi
growingv0.2.1
DEFLATE/zlib compression and decompression.
44
zenflate
experimentalv0.3.2
Pure Rust DEFLATE/zlib/gzip compression and decompression
42
libdeflate
experimentalv26.1.1
Rust rewrite of libdeflate
Core Metrics
| yazi | zenflate | libdeflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1M | 246 | 46 |
| 30d Downloads | 530.6K | 207 | 46 |
| Dependents | 116 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 448d ago | 2d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 6y | 1m | 24d |
Health Breakdown
yazi
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
zenflate
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
libdeflate
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| yazi | zenflate | libdeflate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.3.2 | 26.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | AGPL-3.0-only | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 184KB | 96KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 83.3% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.92.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yazi leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yazi is depended on by 116 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yazi has not been updated in over a year.
- •yazi, zenflate are pre-1.0 — API may change.