Decision Workspace
nova-forms vs pdfluent vs pdfer_forms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
nova-forms
growingv0.1.11
Build online forms with ease.
57
pdfluent
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.17
Pure-Rust PDF SDK with PDF/A, digital signatures, WASM, and experimental (feature-gated) XFA support.
56
pdfer_forms
experimentalv0.3.2
Fast pure-Rust PDF form filling, AcroForm inspection, and document operations (merge, split, rotate, encrypt) — a pypdf / PyPDF2 compatibility layer.
Core Metrics
| nova-forms | pdfluent | pdfer_forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 9.4K | 110 | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 454d ago | 25d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
nova-forms
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pdfluent
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
pdfer_forms
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nova-forms | pdfluent | pdfer_forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 1.0.0-beta.17 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 21 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 177KB | 34KB |
| Features | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdfluent leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nova-forms has the most downloads (9.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nova-forms has not been updated in over a year.
- •nova-forms, pdfer_forms are pre-1.0 — API may change.