ZLib alternatives and similar libraries

Based on the "Compression" category.
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zstd

9.6 9.7 L2 ZLib VS zstd

Zstandard - Fast real-time compression algorithm
brotli

9.3 8.3 L2 ZLib VS brotli

Brotli compression format

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LZ4

9.1 9.5 L2 ZLib VS LZ4

Extremely Fast Compression algorithm
Snappy

8.5 2.6 L2 ZLib VS Snappy

A fast compressor/decompressor
LZFSE

6.4 0.0 L2 ZLib VS LZFSE

LZFSE compression library and command line tool
Minizip

6.2 8.0 L2 ZLib VS Minizip

Fork of the popular zip manipulation library found in the zlib distribution.
zlib-ng

6.1 9.4 L3 ZLib VS zlib-ng

zlib replacement with optimizations for "next generation" systems.
FiniteStateEntropy

5.8 0.0 L2 ZLib VS FiniteStateEntropy

New generation entropy codecs : Finite State Entropy and Huff0
smaz

5.6 0.0 L4 ZLib VS smaz

Small strings compression library
LZHAM

4.7 0.0 L1 ZLib VS LZHAM

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

3.5 0.0 L1 ZLib VS tiny_jpeg.h

Single header lib for JPEG encoding. Public domain. C99. stb style.
LZAV

3.2 7.9 ZLib VS LZAV

Fast In-Memory Data Compression Algorithm (inline C/C++) 460+MB/s compress, 2500+MB/s decompress, ratio% better than LZ4, Snappy, and Zstd@-1
miniz

2.3 ZLib VS miniz

Single C source file Deflate/Inflate compression library with zlib-compatible API, ZIP archive reading/writing, PNG writing. [Unlicense]
PhysicsFS

2.3 0.0 L5 ZLib VS PhysicsFS

PhysFS++ is a C++ wrapper for the PhysicsFS library.
KArchive

2.0 8.7 L1 ZLib VS KArchive

Qt addon providing access to numerous types of archives
LZMA

1.9 0.0 L1 ZLib VS LZMA

(Unofficial) Git mirror of LZMA SDK releases
LZMAT

1.4 0.0 L2 ZLib VS LZMAT

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

1.4 - ZLib VS doboz

Compression library with very fast decompression. [zlib]
ZZIPlib

- ZLib VS ZZIPlib

Provides read access on ZIP-archives. [MPL/LGPL]
bzip2

- ZLib VS bzip2

A freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. [BSD]