Decision Workspace
jpegli-rs vs zenjpeg vs turbojpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
jpegli-rs
experimentalv0.12.0
Pure Rust JPEG encoder/decoder - port of Google's jpegli with perceptual optimizations
57
zenjpeg
experimentalv0.8.4
Pure Rust JPEG encoder/decoder with perceptual optimizations
63
turbojpeg
growingv1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| jpegli-rs | zenjpeg | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 57 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 775 | 2.3K | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 151.3K |
| Dependents | 2 | 15 | 201 |
| Releases | 17 | 15 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 171d ago | 42d ago | 171d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
jpegli-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
zenjpeg
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
turbojpeg
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| jpegli-rs | zenjpeg | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.8.4 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Imazen-Commercial | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 47 | 61 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 854KB | 64KB |
| Features | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.3% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •jpegli-rs, zenjpeg are pre-1.0 — API may change.