Snappy is faster than gzip/zlib: "For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the re

Snappy is faster than gzip/zlib: "For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger." https://code.google.com/p/snappy/ https://code.google.com/p/snappy/