Decision Workspace
visualhash vs fingerprint vs image_hasher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
visualhash
growingv1.0.0
Simple crate for creating a visual fingerprint of data
42
fingerprint
growingv0.0.3
Rust file fingerprinting library, supporting many types of audio/video/image/text/raw file formats.
63
image_hasher
stablev3.1.1
A simple library that provides perceptual hashing and difference calculation for images.
Core Metrics
| visualhash | fingerprint | image_hasher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 42 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 6.8K | 469.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7 | 24.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2514d ago | 1319d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 3y 7m | 3y 12m |
Health Breakdown
visualhash
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
fingerprint
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
image_hasher
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| visualhash | fingerprint | image_hasher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.0.3 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 6KB | 59KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •image_hasher leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ visualhash, fingerprint have not been updated in over a year.
- •fingerprint is pre-1.0 — API may change.