Decision Workspace
imgforge vs libvips vs turbojpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
imgforge
experimentalv0.9.7
Fast and secure image proxy and transformation server
68
libvips
stablev2.1.0
Safe bindings for libvips
64
turbojpeg
stablev1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| imgforge | libvips | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 68 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 583 | 864.4K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 32.5K | 187.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 80 | 188 |
| Releases | 12 | 27 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 4d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 7m | 6y 6m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
imgforge
Maintenance
17
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
libvips
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
turbojpeg
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| imgforge | libvips | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.7 | 2.1.0 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 42 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 5.8MB | 282KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libvips leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 188 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •imgforge is pre-1.0 — API may change.