Decision Workspace
pdf-xfa vs xfa-cli vs pdfluent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
pdf-xfa
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.17
XFA engine — extraction, layout rendering, font resolution. Experimental and under active development.
41
xfa-cli
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.8
PDFluent — PDF and XFA processing CLI: render, extract, fill, flatten, validate, sign.
57
pdfluent
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.17
Pure-Rust PDF SDK with PDF/A, digital signatures, WASM, and experimental (feature-gated) XFA support.
Core Metrics
| pdf-xfa | xfa-cli | pdfluent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 41 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 219 | 21 | 110 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 45d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pdf-xfa
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
xfa-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
pdfluent
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pdf-xfa | xfa-cli | pdfluent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-beta.17 | 1.0.0-beta.8 | 1.0.0-beta.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 16 | 21 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 504KB | 78KB | 177KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdfluent leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdf-xfa has the most downloads (219), suggesting wider adoption.