Decision Workspace
rpdfium-render vs kreuzberg-pdfium-render vs pdfium-auto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
rpdfium-render
experimentalv7676.6.4
Rendering pipeline for rpdfium
66
kreuzberg-pdfium-render
experimentalv4.6.3
High-level idiomatic Rust wrapper around Pdfium. Fork of pdfium-render with Kreuzberg patches.
50
pdfium-auto
experimentalv0.3.0
Auto-download and cache PDFium binaries — zero-friction setup for pdfium-render
Core Metrics
| rpdfium-render | kreuzberg-pdfium-render | pdfium-auto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 66 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 108 | 31.6K | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 88 | 6.7K | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 5 | 60 | 17 |
| Releases | 5 | 26 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | today | 36d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rpdfium-render
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kreuzberg-pdfium-render
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
pdfium-auto
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rpdfium-render | kreuzberg-pdfium-render | pdfium-auto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7676.6.4 | 4.6.3 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 402KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.91 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg-pdfium-render leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdfium-auto is pre-1.0 — API may change.