ZLib alternatives and similar libraries

Based on the "Compression" category.
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zstd

9.5 9.6 L2 ZLib VS zstd

Zstandard - Fast real-time compression algorithm
brotli

9.3 5.7 L2 ZLib VS brotli

Brotli compression format

Run Linux Software Faster and Safer than Linux with Unikernels

Promo github.com/nanovms

LZ4

8.9 8.5 L2 ZLib VS LZ4

Extremely Fast Compression algorithm
Snappy

8.5 6.8 L2 ZLib VS Snappy

A fast compressor/decompressor
LZFSE

6.6 0.0 L2 ZLib VS LZFSE

LZFSE compression library and command line tool
Minizip

5.9 7.5 L2 ZLib VS Minizip

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

5.7 0.3 L2 ZLib VS FiniteStateEntropy

New generation entropy codecs : Finite State Entropy and Huff0
zlib-ng

5.5 9.1 L3 ZLib VS zlib-ng

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

5.4 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

3.0 0.0 L1 ZLib VS tiny_jpeg.h

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

2.4 0.0 L5 ZLib VS PhysicsFS

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

1.9 0.0 L1 ZLib VS KArchive

Qt 5 addon providing access to numerous types of archives
LZMA

1.7 0.0 L1 ZLib VS LZMA

(Unofficial) Git mirror of LZMA SDK releases
doboz

1.4 - ZLib VS doboz

Compression library with very fast decompression. [zlib]
LZMAT

1.3 0.0 L2 ZLib VS LZMAT

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