Decision Workspace
pdf-maker vs pdmers vs watermark-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
pdf-maker
experimentalv0.9.3
CLI tool for merging, watermarking, and manipulating PDF files
49
pdmers
growingv1.0.1
A rust tool for PDF merging
47
watermark-cli
growingv1.2.0
A command-line tool for adding watermarks to images with support for batch processing and various watermark patterns
Core Metrics
| pdf-maker | pdmers | watermark-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 656 | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 5 | 17 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 133d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 14d | 6m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
pdf-maker
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
pdmers
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
watermark-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pdf-maker | pdmers | watermark-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 1.0.1 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 38KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdmers leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •watermark-cli has the most downloads (2.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pdf-maker is pre-1.0 — API may change.