Decision Workspace
doc_loader vs pdfluent-extract vs kreuzberg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
doc_loader
experimentalv0.3.2
A comprehensive toolkit for extracting and processing documentation from multiple file formats (PDF, TXT, JSON, CSV, DOCX) with Python bindings
54
pdfluent-extract
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.6
PDF content extraction: images, text with positions, and full-text search
65
kreuzberg
experimentalv4.9.8
High-performance document intelligence library for Rust. Extract text, metadata, and structured data from PDFs, Office documents, images, and 90+ formats and 300+ programming languages via tree-sitter code intelligence with async/sync APIs.
Core Metrics
| doc_loader | pdfluent-extract | kreuzberg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 100 | 38.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 15.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 112 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 101 |
| Last Updated | 325d ago | 12d ago | today |
| Age | 10m | 23d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
doc_loader
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pdfluent-extract
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
kreuzberg
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| doc_loader | pdfluent-extract | kreuzberg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 1.0.0-beta.6 | 4.9.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | Elastic-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 6 | 111 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 48KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kreuzberg is depended on by 112 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •doc_loader is pre-1.0 — API may change.