Decision Workspace
pdf-rs vs html5ever vs xml5ever
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
pdf-rs
experimentalv0.1.7-dev
A PDF parsing library written in Rust
74
html5ever
growingv0.39.0
High-performance browser-grade HTML5 parser
70
xml5ever
growingv0.39.0
Push based streaming parser for XML.
Core Metrics
| pdf-rs | html5ever | xml5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 228 | 50.1M | 10.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 5.4M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.3K | 143 |
| Releases | 8 | 75 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 72d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10y 9m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
pdf-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
html5ever
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
xml5ever
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdf-rs | html5ever | xml5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7-dev | 0.39.0 | 0.39.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 82KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.7% | 10.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •html5ever leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •html5ever is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.