Decision Workspace
lzokay-native vs lz4_flex vs snap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
lzokay-native
growingv0.1.0
A pure rust port of lzookay.
59
lz4_flex
growingv0.13.1
Fastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
57
snap
growingv1.1.1
A pure Rust implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm. Includes streaming compression and decompression.
Core Metrics
| lzokay-native | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 555.9K | 111.2M | 99.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 36.3K | 5.2M | 3.5M |
| Dependents | 12 | 6.4K | 4.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 42 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1067d ago | 65d ago | 951d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 5y 8m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lzokay-native
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
lz4_flex
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
snap
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lzokay-native | lz4_flex | snap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.13.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9.6MB | 47KB | 34KB |
| Features | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lz4_flex leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lz4_flex is depended on by 6.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lzokay-native, snap have not been updated in over a year.
- •lzokay-native, lz4_flex are pre-1.0 — API may change.