Decision Workspace
pixelmatch vs dssim vs dify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
pixelmatch
growingv0.1.0
Pixel-level image comparison
61
dssim
growingv3.4.0
Tool that measures structural similarity between images using a multi-scale variant of the SSIM algorithm.
55
dify
growingv0.8.0
A fast pixel-by-pixel image comparison tool in Rust
Core Metrics
| pixelmatch | dssim | dify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 61 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 16.0K | 209.7K | 479.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 4.1K | 53.3K |
| Dependents | 13 | 171 | 22 |
| Releases | 1 | 33 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1899d ago | 187d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 10y 7m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
pixelmatch
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dssim
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dify
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pixelmatch | dssim | dify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.4.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 1.4MB | 23KB | 24KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dssim leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dify has the most downloads (479.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dssim is depended on by 171 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pixelmatch has not been updated in over a year.
- •pixelmatch, dify are pre-1.0 — API may change.