Decision Workspace
turbojpeg vs turbojpeg-sys vs zenjpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
turbojpeg
growingv1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
58
turbojpeg-sys
stablev1.2.0
Raw bindings for TurboJPEG
57
zenjpeg
experimentalv0.8.4
Pure Rust JPEG encoder/decoder with perceptual optimizations
Core Metrics
| turbojpeg | turbojpeg-sys | zenjpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 2.2M | 2.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 139.2K | 138.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 201 | 27 | 15 |
| Releases | 27 | 11 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 171d ago | 47d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 5y 2m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
turbojpeg
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
turbojpeg-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
zenjpeg
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| turbojpeg | turbojpeg-sys | zenjpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.8.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Imazen-Commercial |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 61 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 1.1MB | 854KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 3.7% | 9.1% | 13.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zenjpeg is pre-1.0 — API may change.