Decision Workspace
tower-image-xform vs resize vs fast_image_resize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
tower-image-xform
growingv0.1.0
🖼️ Image transformations as a `tower` middleware.
65
resize
growingv0.8.9
Simple image resampling library in pure Rust.
65
fast_image_resize
stablev6.0.0
Library for fast image resizing with using of SIMD instructions
Core Metrics
| tower-image-xform | resize | fast_image_resize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 65 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 1.8M | 13.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 81.7K | 874.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 253 | 880 |
| Releases | 1 | 37 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 575d ago | 48d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 10y 4m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tower-image-xform
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
resize
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
fast_image_resize
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tower-image-xform | resize | fast_image_resize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.8.9 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 13KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 46.0% | 8.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •resize leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fast_image_resize has the most downloads (13.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fast_image_resize is depended on by 880 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tower-image-xform has not been updated in over a year.
- •tower-image-xform, resize are pre-1.0 — API may change.