Decision Workspace
vips vs shrinkray vs vips-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
vips
growingv0.1.0-alpha.5
Rust bindings for libvips: fast, low-memory image processing with a safe, ergonomic API.
57
shrinkray
growingv1.1.1
Lightning-fast image resizing & optimisation for the web
48
vips-sys
growingv0.1.2
libvips bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| vips | shrinkray | vips-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 176 | 11.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 205d ago | 6d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6m | 8y 1m |
Health Breakdown
vips
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
shrinkray
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
vips-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| vips | shrinkray | vips-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.5 | 1.1.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 267KB | 26KB | 118KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | 1.90.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shrinkray leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vips-sys has the most downloads (11.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vips, vips-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.