Decision Workspace
rusty_pdf vs lopdf vs asposepdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
rusty_pdf
growingv0.21.0
Crate adding text and images to existing pdf files
67
lopdf
growingv0.44.0
A Rust library for PDF document manipulation.
64
asposepdf
growingv1.26.6
Aspose.PDF for Rust via C++ is a powerful toolkit that allows developers to manipulate PDF files directly and helps do various tasks for PDF. Contains unique features for converting PDF to other formats.
Core Metrics
| rusty_pdf | lopdf | asposepdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 12.1M | 970 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 54 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1462d ago | 3d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y | 9y 6m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
rusty_pdf
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lopdf
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
asposepdf
Maintenance
24
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rusty_pdf | lopdf | asposepdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 | 0.44.0 | 1.26.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 35 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 233KB | 245KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lopdf leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lopdf is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rusty_pdf has not been updated in over a year.
- •rusty_pdf, lopdf are pre-1.0 — API may change.