Decision Workspace
jpeg-rusturbo vs libjpeg-turbo-rs vs turbojpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
jpeg-rusturbo
experimentalv0.6.0
SIMD-accelerated baseline JPEG encoder and Huffman (baseline + progressive) decoder.
48
libjpeg-turbo-rs
experimentalv0.6.2
Pure Rust reimplementation of libjpeg-turbo with NEON/AVX2 SIMD acceleration
64
turbojpeg
stablev1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| jpeg-rusturbo | libjpeg-turbo-rs | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 48 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 27 | 349 | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 187.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 188 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 2d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 1d | 1m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
jpeg-rusturbo
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
libjpeg-turbo-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
turbojpeg
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| jpeg-rusturbo | libjpeg-turbo-rs | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.6.2 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 123KB | 952KB | 64KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 188 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •jpeg-rusturbo, libjpeg-turbo-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.