Decision Workspace
bolivar-core vs bolivar-cli vs pdfplumber
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
bolivar-core
experimentalv1.7.0
PDF content extraction library
51
bolivar-cli
experimentalv1.7.0
PDF text extraction CLI tools
47
pdfplumber
experimentalv0.2.0
Extract chars, words, lines, rects, and tables from PDF documents with precise coordinates
Core Metrics
| bolivar-core | bolivar-cli | pdfplumber | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 287 | 190 | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
bolivar-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
6
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
bolivar-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pdfplumber
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bolivar-core | bolivar-cli | pdfplumber | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 37 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5.1MB | 20KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bolivar-cli leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdfplumber has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pdfplumber is pre-1.0 — API may change.