Decision Workspace
mozjpeg vs turbojpeg vs turbojpeg-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
49
turbojpeg-sys
growingv1.1.1
Raw bindings for TurboJPEG
Core Metrics
| mozjpeg | turbojpeg | turbojpeg-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 66 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 1.2M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 218.3K | 368.8K | 368.5K |
| Dependents | 332 | 166 | 27 |
| Releases | 43 | 27 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 402d ago | 63d ago | 343d ago |
| Age | 7y 12m | 4y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mozjpeg
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
turbojpeg
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
turbojpeg-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mozjpeg | turbojpeg | turbojpeg-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.13 | 1.4.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | IJG | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 64KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 79.1% | 3.7% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 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.
- •⚠ mozjpeg has not been updated in over a year.
- •mozjpeg is pre-1.0 — API may change.