zlib-ng vs smaz

zlib-ng

zlib replacement with optimizations for "next generation" systems. [Moved to: https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng] (by Dead2)

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smaz

Small strings compression library (by antirez)

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zlib-ng		smaz
	Project
2	Mentions	3
725	Stars	1,131
-	Growth	-
9.1	Activity	0.0
about 3 years ago	Latest Commit	over 4 years ago
C	Language	C
zlib License	License	BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

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zlib-ng

Posts with mentions or reviews of zlib-ng. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-19.

Zstandard RFC 8878
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Nov 2021
C Deep
80 projects | dev.to | 27 Feb 2021

zlib-ng - Zlib replacement with optimizations for 'next-generation' systems. BSD-3-Clause

smaz

Posts with mentions or reviews of smaz. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-13.

Advanced MessagePack capabilities
4 projects | dev.to | 13 Oct 2021

Choose the data compression algorithm based on the specifics of your data. For example, if you are working with lots of short strings, take a look at [*SMAZ](https://github.com/antirez/smaz).*
Improving short string compression.
1 project | /r/compression | 29 Jul 2021

Take a look at this. Idea behind it seems nice, but it's fixed dictionary ("codebook") was clearly made for English language, and the algorithm itself is really simple. How can we impove on this? Dynamic dictionary won't do, since you have to store it somewhere, nullifying benefits of using such algorithm. Beyond that I have no idea.
C Deep
80 projects | dev.to | 27 Feb 2021

smaz - Efficient string compression library. BSD-3-Clause

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zlib-ng and smaz you can also consider the following projects:

ZLib - A massively spiffy yet delicately unobtrusive compression library.

LZMAT - git mirror of LZMAT (http://www.matcode.com/lzmat.htm)

libspng - Simple, modern libpng alternative

Snappy - A fast compressor/decompressor

zlib-bindings - Low-level wrapper around the zlib library

doboz

MessagePack - MessagePack serializer implementation for Java / msgpack.org[Java]

zstd - Zstandard - Fast real-time compression algorithm

Onion - C library to create simple HTTP servers and Web Applications.

Stm32-FatFs-Gzip - This project offers a simplified compressor that produces Gzip-compatible output with small resources for microcontrollers and edge computers. He uses the very basic LZ77 compression algorithm and static Deflate Huffman tree encoding to compress / decompress data into Gzip files.

LZHAM - Lossless data compression codec with LZMA-like ratios but 1.5x-8x faster decompression speed, C/C++