Decision Workspace
lopdf vs hipdf vs pdmers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
lopdf
growingv0.40.0
A Rust library for PDF document manipulation.
58
hipdf
growingv1.3.7
A high-level PDF manipulation library built on lopdf
49
pdmers
growingv1.0.1
A rust tool for PDF merging
Core Metrics
| lopdf | hipdf | pdmers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 58 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3M | 3.2K | 656 |
| 30d Downloads | 919.0K | 209 | 5 |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 50 | 15 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 16d ago | 133d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
lopdf
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hipdf
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pdmers
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lopdf | hipdf | pdmers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.40.0 | 1.3.7 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 34 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7.5MB | 174KB | 38KB |
| Features | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lopdf leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lopdf is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lopdf is pre-1.0 — API may change.