Decision Workspace
zstd vs zstd-safe vs oxiarc-zstd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
zstd
growingv0.13.3
Binding for the zstd compression library.
65
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
64
oxiarc-zstd
experimentalv0.3.0
Pure Rust Zstandard (zstd) compression implementation for OxiArc
Core Metrics
| zstd | zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 289.1M | 294.3M | 10.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 20.2M | 20.7M | 4.0K |
| Dependents | 21.4K | 722 | 189 |
| Releases | 76 | 54 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 459d ago | 431d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 8y 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
zstd
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
zstd-safe
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
oxiarc-zstd
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zstd | zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.3 | 7.2.4 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 29KB | 76KB |
| Features | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.85 |
| 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 is depended on by 21.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zstd, zstd-safe have not been updated in over a year.
- •zstd, oxiarc-zstd are pre-1.0 — API may change.