Decision Workspace
pdfpurr vs kreuzberg vs oxidize-pdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
pdfpurr
experimentalv0.4.0
A comprehensive pure-Rust PDF library for reading, writing, rendering, and validating PDF documents
66
kreuzberg
experimentalv4.6.3
High-performance document intelligence library for Rust. Extract text, metadata, and structured data from PDFs, Office documents, images, and 88+ formats with async/sync APIs.
63
oxidize-pdf
growingv2.4.0
A pure Rust PDF generation and manipulation library with zero external dependencies
Core Metrics
| pdfpurr | kreuzberg | oxidize-pdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 53 | 13.2K | 15.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 7.9K | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 80 | 14 |
| Releases | 4 | 74 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | today | today |
| Age | 8d | 3m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
pdfpurr
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
kreuzberg
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
oxidize-pdf
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdfpurr | kreuzberg | oxidize-pdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 4.6.3 | 2.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 34 | 100 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 693KB | 1.4MB | 4.4MB |
| Features | 4 | 47 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oxidize-pdf has the most downloads (15.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pdfpurr is pre-1.0 — API may change.