Decision Workspace
pdmers vs candlekeep-cli vs pdfcat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
pdmers
growingv1.0.1
A rust tool for PDF merging
45
candlekeep-cli
experimentalv0.7.5
CandleKeep CLI - Manage your document library from the terminal
44
pdfcat
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.9
Concatenate PDF files into a single document
Core Metrics
| pdmers | candlekeep-cli | pdfcat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 45 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 656 | 187 | 279 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 56 | 40 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 133d ago | 6d ago | 135d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
pdmers
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
candlekeep-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
pdfcat
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| pdmers | candlekeep-cli | pdfcat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.7.5 | 1.0.0-beta.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 3 | 19 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 42KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdmers leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •candlekeep-cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.