Decision Workspace
libjpegturbo-sys vs mozjpeg vs turbojpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
libjpegturbo-sys
growingv0.0.2
Bindings to libjpegturbo c library
51
mozjpeg
growingv0.10.13
Higher-level wrapper for Mozilla's JPEG library
66
turbojpeg
stablev1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| libjpegturbo-sys | mozjpeg | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 51 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 2.2M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 210.7K | 353.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 332 | 166 |
| Releases | 2 | 43 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 2137d ago | 402d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 7y 12m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
libjpegturbo-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mozjpeg
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
turbojpeg
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| libjpegturbo-sys | mozjpeg | turbojpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.10.13 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | IJG | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 2.2MB | 25KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 79.1% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mozjpeg has the most downloads (2.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mozjpeg is depended on by 332 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libjpegturbo-sys, mozjpeg have not been updated in over a year.
- •libjpegturbo-sys, mozjpeg are pre-1.0 — API may change.