Decision Workspace
tesseract-rs vs kreuzberg-tesseract vs ocr-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
tesseract-rs
growingv0.2.0
Rust bindings for Tesseract OCR with optional built-in compilation
69
kreuzberg-tesseract
experimentalv4.6.3
Rust bindings for Tesseract OCR with cross-compilation, C++17, and caching improvements
62
ocr-rs
experimentalv2.2.1
A lightweight and efficient OCR library based on PaddleOCR models, using the MNN inference framework for high-performance text detection and recognition
Core Metrics
| tesseract-rs | kreuzberg-tesseract | ocr-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 69 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 29.5K | 14.2K | 29.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 3.3K | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 7 | 74 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 78 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
tesseract-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
kreuzberg-tesseract
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ocr-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tesseract-rs | kreuzberg-tesseract | ocr-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.6.3 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 84KB | 79KB | 100KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 36.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg-tesseract leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tesseract-rs has the most downloads (29.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tesseract-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.