Decision Workspace
webp-rust vs libwebp-sys vs zenwebp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
webp-rust
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust implementation of a WebP encoder and decoder
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-rust | libwebp-sys | zenwebp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 26 | 3.3M | 489 |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 442.5K | 317 |
| Dependents | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 47d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 15d | 8y 4m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
webp-rust
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
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-rust | libwebp-sys | zenwebp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.14.2 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 101KB | 586KB | 405KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 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.