Decision Workspace
imgforge vs turbojpeg vs libvips
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
imgforge
experimentalv0.9.6
Fast and secure image proxy and transformation server
66
turbojpeg
stablev1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
63
libvips
stablev1.7.3
Safe bindings for libvips
Core Metrics
| imgforge | turbojpeg | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 567 | 1.2M | 799.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 52 | 368.8K | 34.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 166 | 75 |
| Releases | 11 | 27 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 63d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4y 11m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
imgforge
Maintenance
18
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
turbojpeg
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
libvips
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| imgforge | turbojpeg | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.6 | 1.4.0 | 1.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 42 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5.6MB | 64KB | 274KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 166 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •imgforge is pre-1.0 — API may change.