Decision Workspace
tesseract-rs vs ocr vs kreuzberg-tesseract
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
tesseract-rs
growingv0.3.0
Rust bindings for Tesseract OCR with optional built-in compilation
47
ocr
experimentalv0.1.2
A pure Rust CLI OCR tool for printed text extraction
71
kreuzberg-tesseract
growingv4.10.2
Rust bindings for Tesseract OCR with cross-compilation, C++17, and caching improvements
Core Metrics
| tesseract-rs | ocr | kreuzberg-tesseract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 47 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 52.6K | 62 | 36.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8.5K | 0 | 3.3K |
| Dependents | 29 | 0 | 135 |
| Releases | 23 | 3 | 137 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 2d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 2m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
tesseract-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ocr
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
kreuzberg-tesseract
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tesseract-rs | ocr | kreuzberg-tesseract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 | 4.10.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 29 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 375KB | 67KB |
| Features | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 34.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg-tesseract leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tesseract-rs has the most downloads (52.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •kreuzberg-tesseract is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tesseract-rs, ocr are pre-1.0 — API may change.