Decision Workspace
asposepdf vs rusty_pdf vs skia-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
asposepdf
growingv1.26.6
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.
42
rusty_pdf
growingv0.21.0
Crate adding text and images to existing pdf files
72
skia-safe
growingv0.99.0
Safe Skia Bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| asposepdf | rusty_pdf | skia-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 42 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 970 | 5.4K | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 146.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 683 |
| Releases | 11 | 4 | 100 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 1462d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 10m | 4y | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
asposepdf
Maintenance
24
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rusty_pdf
Maintenance
9
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 | 1.26.6 | 0.21.0 | 0.99.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 233KB | 487KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| 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 683 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.