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zstd vs zstd-safe vs zstd-sys

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

zstdzstd-safezstd-sys
Health Score626564
Total Downloads251.6M255.9M226.1M
30d Downloads17.8M18.2M16.5M
Dependents17.3K650386
Releases765449
Last Updated400d ago372d ago204d ago
Age10y 1m8y 9m9y

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
zstd-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11

Technical Details

zstdzstd-safezstd-sys
Version0.13.37.2.42.0.16+zstd.1.5.7
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✓ Yes✓ Yes
LicenseMITMIT OR Apache-2.0MIT/Apache-2.0
Dependencies513
Crate Size31KB29KB776KB
Features151615
Yanked %4.0%1.8%4.1%
Edition201820182018
MSRV1.641.641.64
Owners111

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 17.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • ⚠ zstd, zstd-safe have not been updated in over a year.
  • zstd is pre-1.0 — API may change.