Decision Workspace
imx vs photo vs collagen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
imx
growingv0.1.20
A library for image processing and manipulation
49
photo
growingv3.1.1
Image utility library
48
collagen
growingv0.9.5
The collage generator
Core Metrics
| imx | photo | collagen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7K | 18.9K | 42.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 108 | 31 |
| Dependents | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 27 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 361d ago | 326d ago | 306d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 2y 9m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
imx
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
photo
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
collagen
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imx | photo | collagen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.20 | 3.1.1 | 0.9.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 10.3MB | 1.1MB | 4.9MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •photo leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •collagen has the most downloads (42.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •imx, collagen are pre-1.0 — API may change.