Decision Workspace
blazediff-png vs png_pong vs libjpeg-turbo-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
blazediff-png
experimentalv5.1.0
Single-threaded, SIMD-first PNG codec with byte-exact libspng decode parity
68
png_pong
growingv0.12.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
52
libjpeg-turbo-rs
experimentalv0.6.2
Pure Rust reimplementation of libjpeg-turbo with NEON/AVX2 SIMD acceleration
Core Metrics
| blazediff-png | png_pong | libjpeg-turbo-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 68 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 33 | 10.0M | 2.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 98.2K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 1 | 282 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 47d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 27d | 6y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
blazediff-png
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
png_pong
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
libjpeg-turbo-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| blazediff-png | png_pong | libjpeg-turbo-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.1.0 | 0.12.0 | 0.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT) AND Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 37KB | 952KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •png_pong leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong is depended on by 282 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •png_pong, libjpeg-turbo-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.