Decision Workspace
pdfer_forms vs pdfluent-forms vs lopdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pdfer_forms
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast pure-Rust PDF form filling, AcroForm inspection, and document operations (merge, split, rotate, encrypt) — a pypdf / PyPDF2 compatibility layer.
53
pdfluent-forms
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.7
AcroForm engine for PDF interactive forms.
60
lopdf
growingv0.40.0
A Rust library for PDF document manipulation.
Core Metrics
| pdfer_forms | pdfluent-forms | lopdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 53 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 122 | 8.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 12d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 1m | 23d | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
pdfer_forms
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
pdfluent-forms
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
lopdf
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdfer_forms | pdfluent-forms | lopdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0-beta.7 | 0.40.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 38KB | 7.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lopdf leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lopdf is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pdfer_forms, lopdf are pre-1.0 — API may change.