Decision Workspace
zeekstd vs zeekstd_cli vs zstd-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
zeekstd
growingv0.6.2
Rust implementation of the Zstandard Seekable Format.
41
zeekstd_cli
experimentalv0.4.5
Rust implementation of the Zstandard Seekable Format.
65
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
Core Metrics
| zeekstd | zeekstd_cli | zstd-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 41 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 14.5K | 15 | 294.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 0 | 20.7M |
| Dependents | 45 | 0 | 722 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 156d ago | 11d ago | 431d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 11d | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
zeekstd
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
zeekstd_cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
zstd-safe
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| zeekstd | zeekstd_cli | zstd-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.4.5 | 7.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 19KB | 29KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zstd-safe leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zstd-safe is depended on by 722 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zstd-safe has not been updated in over a year.
- •zeekstd, zeekstd_cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.