Decision Workspace
turbojpeg vs zenjpeg vs jpegli-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
turbojpeg
stablev1.4.0
Fast and easy JPEG encoding, decoding and lossless transforms with TurboJPEG
57
zenjpeg
experimentalv0.8.3
Pure Rust JPEG encoder/decoder with perceptual optimizations
55
jpegli-rs
experimentalv0.12.0
Pure Rust JPEG encoder/decoder - port of Google's jpegli with perceptual optimizations
Core Metrics
| turbojpeg | zenjpeg | jpegli-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 1.8K | 623 |
| 30d Downloads | 187.4K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 188 | 15 | 2 |
| Releases | 27 | 14 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 45d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 5y | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
turbojpeg
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
zenjpeg
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
jpegli-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| turbojpeg | zenjpeg | jpegli-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.8.3 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Imazen-Commercial | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 8 | 61 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 853KB | 1.5MB |
| Features | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 3.7% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbojpeg leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbojpeg is depended on by 188 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zenjpeg, jpegli-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.