Decision Workspace
pdf-xfa vs pdfluent vs pdf-engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
pdf-xfa
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.7
XFA engine — extraction, layout rendering, font resolution. Experimental and under active development.
55
pdfluent
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.5
Pure-Rust PDF SDK with XFA, PDF/A, digital signatures, and WASM support.
54
pdf-engine
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.6
Unified PDF rendering engine — page rendering, text extraction, thumbnails.
Core Metrics
| pdf-xfa | pdfluent | pdf-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 88 | 59 | 101 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 12d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 23d | 23d | 23d |
Health Breakdown
pdf-xfa
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
pdfluent
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
pdf-engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| pdf-xfa | pdfluent | pdf-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-beta.7 | 1.0.0-beta.5 | 1.0.0-beta.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 16 | 18 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 354KB | 127KB | 115KB |
| Features | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdfluent leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdf-engine has the most downloads (101), suggesting wider adoption.