Decision Workspace
ez-pixmap vs png_pong vs turbojpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ez-pixmap
growingv0.2.2
A naive and easy inline pixmap (xpm-like) image decoder
68
png_pong
growingv0.12.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
63
turbojpeg
growingv1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| ez-pixmap | png_pong | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6K | 10.0M | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 98.2K | 151.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 282 | 201 |
| Releases | 7 | 21 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 1962d ago | 47d ago | 171d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 6y 11m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
ez-pixmap
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
png_pong
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
turbojpeg
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ez-pixmap | png_pong | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.12.0 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT) AND Zlib | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 37KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| 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.
- •⚠ ez-pixmap has not been updated in over a year.
- •ez-pixmap, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.