Decision Workspace
webp-animation vs libwebp-sys vs zenwebp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
webp-animation
growingv0.9.0
A high-level Rust wrapper for decoding and encoding WebP animations
57
libwebp-sys
growingv0.14.2
Bindings to libwebp (bindgen, static linking)
48
zenwebp
experimentalv0.3.2
High-performance WebP encoding and decoding in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| webp-animation | libwebp-sys | zenwebp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 57 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 89.5K | 3.3M | 489 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 442.5K | 317 |
| Dependents | 104 | 212 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 31 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 902d ago | 47d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 8y 4m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
webp-animation
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
libwebp-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
zenwebp
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| webp-animation | libwebp-sys | zenwebp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.14.2 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 586KB | 405KB |
| Features | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.47 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libwebp-sys leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libwebp-sys is depended on by 212 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ webp-animation has not been updated in over a year.