Decision Workspace
imgcompare vs dssim vs spdfdiff_types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
imgcompare
growingv0.1.1
Check if two images are visuall identical.
60
dssim
growingv3.4.0
Tool that measures structural similarity between images using a multi-scale variant of the SSIM algorithm.
59
spdfdiff_types
experimentalv0.1.11
Shared data model, diagnostics, provenance, and limits for semantic PDF diff tools.
Core Metrics
| imgcompare | dssim | spdfdiff_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 216.6K | 476 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 174 | 98 |
| Releases | 2 | 33 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 3267d ago | 246d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 10y 9m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
imgcompare
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
dssim
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
spdfdiff_types
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| imgcompare | dssim | spdfdiff_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.4.0 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 23KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dssim leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dssim is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ imgcompare has not been updated in over a year.
- •imgcompare, spdfdiff_types are pre-1.0 — API may change.