Decision Workspace
zstd-nostd vs zstd-safe vs zstd-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
zstd-nostd
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust no_std Zstandard (zstd) compression and decompression
65
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
64
zstd-sys
growingv2.0.16+zstd.1.5.7
Low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
Core Metrics
| zstd-nostd | zstd-safe | zstd-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 74 | 255.9M | 226.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 17.6M | 15.9M |
| Dependents | 2 | 650 | 386 |
| Releases | 1 | 54 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 372d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8y 9m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
zstd-nostd
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
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
| zstd-nostd | zstd-safe | zstd-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 7.2.4 | 2.0.16+zstd.1.5.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 29KB | 776KB |
| Features | 2 | 16 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.64 | 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 650 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zstd-safe has not been updated in over a year.
- •zstd-nostd is pre-1.0 — API may change.