Decision Workspace
pdfluent-extract vs rpdfium-text vs doc_loader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
pdfluent-extract
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.6
PDF content extraction: images, text with positions, and full-text search
55
rpdfium-text
experimentalv7676.6.4
Text extraction for rpdfium
50
doc_loader
experimentalv0.3.2
A comprehensive toolkit for extracting and processing documentation from multiple file formats (PDF, TXT, JSON, CSV, DOCX) with Python bindings
Core Metrics
| pdfluent-extract | rpdfium-text | doc_loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 100 | 147 | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 68d ago | 325d ago |
| Age | 23d | 3m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
pdfluent-extract
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
rpdfium-text
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
doc_loader
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pdfluent-extract | rpdfium-text | doc_loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-beta.6 | 7676.6.4 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 54KB | 89KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpdfium-text leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •doc_loader has the most downloads (1.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •doc_loader is pre-1.0 — API may change.