Decision Workspace
zstd-safe vs oxiarc-zstd vs zstd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
zstd-safe
growingv7.2.4
Safe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
64
oxiarc-zstd
experimentalv0.3.6
Pure Rust Zstandard (zstd) compression implementation for OxiArc
62
zstd
growingv0.13.3
Binding for the zstd compression library.
Core Metrics
| zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 332.9M | 18.1K | 327.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.7M | 3.4K | 14.4M |
| Dependents | 787 | 273 | 26.3K |
| Releases | 54 | 17 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 480d ago | today | 508d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 6m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
zstd-safe
Maintenance
8
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
oxiarc-zstd
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
zstd
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| zstd-safe | oxiarc-zstd | zstd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.2.4 | 0.3.6 | 0.13.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 305KB | 31KB |
| Features | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 1.8% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | 1.85 | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zstd-safe leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zstd is depended on by 26.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zstd-safe, zstd have not been updated in over a year.
- •oxiarc-zstd, zstd are pre-1.0 — API may change.