Zstandard vs lrzip: catalog facts
 Zstandard |  lrzip |
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Free Free and open source, dual licensed BSD or GPLv2. |
Free Free to use with source on GitHub. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
Linux, Command line |
- Compression close to zlib's ratio at several times the speed, and much faster decompression
- The format is standardised in RFC 8878 with multiple independent implementations
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- Finds redundancy far apart in very large files
- Includes LZMA and ZPAQ compression back ends
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- A command-line tool with no graphical interface of its own
- Maximum ratio is below xz or 7z at their slowest settings, which is the trade it makes on…
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- Newer format is not backward compatible with older versions
- Gains are small on small files
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: BSD-3-Clause |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 24, 2026 |
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