Decision Workspace
rmodem vs rzsz vs ymodem
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rmodem
growingv0.1.1
XMODEM (and variants) implementation in no-std Rust
41
rzsz
experimentalv0.1.4
X/Y/ZModem file transfer tool — a modern Rust rewrite of lrzsz. Single binary, drop-in rz/sz replacement.
33
ymodem
growingv0.1.1
An implementation of the XMODEM and YMODEM file-transfer protocols.
Core Metrics
| rmodem | rzsz | ymodem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 41 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 71 | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 747d ago | 76d ago | 1742d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 2m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rmodem
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rzsz
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ymodem
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| rmodem | rzsz | ymodem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.4 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 46KB | 8KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rzsz leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rmodem has the most downloads (5.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rmodem, ymodem have not been updated in over a year.