Decision Workspace
asposepdf vs rusty_pdf vs skia-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
asposepdf
growingv1.26.3
Aspose.PDF for Rust via C++ is a powerful toolkit that allows developers to manipulate PDF files directly and helps do various tasks for PDF. Contains unique features for converting PDF to other formats.
43
rusty_pdf
growingv0.21.0
Crate adding text and images to existing pdf files
72
skia-safe
growingv0.93.1
Safe Skia Bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| asposepdf | rusty_pdf | skia-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 43 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 901 | 5.4K | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 21 | 128.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 96 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 1354d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 7m | 3y 8m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
asposepdf
Maintenance
25
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rusty_pdf
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
skia-safe
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| asposepdf | rusty_pdf | skia-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.26.3 | 0.21.0 | 0.93.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 233KB | 480KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •skia-safe leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •skia-safe is depended on by 567 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rusty_pdf has not been updated in over a year.
- •rusty_pdf, skia-safe are pre-1.0 — API may change.