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qrcode-png vs png_pong vs qrcode-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
qrcode-png
growingv0.4.1
Generate QR code in png format
68
png_pong
growingv0.12.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
61
qrcode-rs
stablev1.4.0
QR code encoder in Rust，Generate QR Code matrices and images in RAW, PNG and SVG formats.
Core Metrics
| qrcode-png | png_pong | qrcode-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 68 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 19.6K | 10.0M | 37.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 98.2K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 4 | 282 | 4 |
| Releases | 9 | 21 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1405d ago | 47d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 6y 11m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
qrcode-png
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
png_pong
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
qrcode-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| qrcode-png | png_pong | qrcode-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.12.0 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT) AND Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 37KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 77.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •png_pong leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong is depended on by 282 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ qrcode-png has not been updated in over a year.
- •qrcode-png, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.