Decision Workspace
imagequant-sys vs quantette vs zenquant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
imagequant-sys
growingv4.1.0
Convert 24/32-bit images to 8-bit palette with alpha channel. C API/FFI libimagequant that powers pngquant lossy PNG compressor. Dual-licensed like pngquant. See https://pngquant.org for details.
51
quantette
growingv0.5.1
Fast and high quality image quantization and palette generation.
49
zenquant
experimentalv0.1.1
AQ-informed palette quantizer — perceptual masking meets color quantization
Core Metrics
| imagequant-sys | quantette | zenquant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 193.6K | 136.6K | 122 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0K | 33.8K | 122 |
| Dependents | 23 | 40 | 0 |
| Releases | 41 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 263d ago | 140d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 2y 5m | 22d |
Health Breakdown
imagequant-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
quantette
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
zenquant
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imagequant-sys | quantette | zenquant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.1.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 82KB | 108KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 68.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | 1.90 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •imagequant-sys leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quantette, zenquant are pre-1.0 — API may change.