Decision Workspace
oxidize-pdf vs kreuzberg vs unpdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
oxidize-pdf
growingv2.4.0
A pure Rust PDF generation and manipulation library with zero external dependencies
66
kreuzberg
experimentalv4.6.3
High-performance document intelligence library for Rust. Extract text, metadata, and structured data from PDFs, Office documents, images, and 88+ formats with async/sync APIs.
57
unpdf
experimentalv0.2.4
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
Core Metrics
| oxidize-pdf | kreuzberg | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 15.4K | 13.2K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3K | 7.9K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 14 | 80 | 24 |
| Releases | 50 | 74 | 7 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 18d ago |
| Age | 8m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
oxidize-pdf
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
kreuzberg
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
unpdf
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| oxidize-pdf | kreuzberg | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 | 4.6.3 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 47 | 100 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 4.4MB | 1.4MB | 101KB |
| Features | 11 | 47 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oxidize-pdf has the most downloads (15.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unpdf is pre-1.0 — API may change.