Decision Workspace
imgcompare vs dssim vs dssim-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
imgcompare
growingv0.1.1
Check if two images are visuall identical.
61
dssim
growingv3.4.0
Tool that measures structural similarity between images using a multi-scale variant of the SSIM algorithm.
57
dssim-core
growingv3.4.0
Library that measures structural similarity between images using a multi-scale variant of the SSIM algorithm.
Core Metrics
| imgcompare | dssim | dssim-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 209.7K | 397.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 4.0K | 14.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 171 | 166 |
| Releases | 2 | 33 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 3207d ago | 187d ago | 187d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 10y 7m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
imgcompare
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
dssim
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dssim-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| imgcompare | dssim | dssim-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 23KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 31.6% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dssim leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dssim-core has the most downloads (397.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dssim is depended on by 171 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ imgcompare has not been updated in over a year.
- •imgcompare is pre-1.0 — API may change.