Decision Workspace
xfa-cli vs pdf-engine vs pdf-xfa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
xfa-cli
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.8
PDFluent — PDF and XFA processing CLI: render, extract, fill, flatten, validate, sign.
56
pdf-engine
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.17
Unified PDF rendering engine — page rendering, text extraction, thumbnails.
48
pdf-xfa
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.17
XFA engine — extraction, layout rendering, font resolution. Experimental and under active development.
Core Metrics
| xfa-cli | pdf-engine | pdf-xfa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 224 | 219 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 25d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
xfa-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
pdf-engine
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
pdf-xfa
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| xfa-cli | pdf-engine | pdf-xfa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-beta.8 | 1.0.0-beta.17 | 1.0.0-beta.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 21 | 30 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 78KB | 146KB | 504KB |
| Features | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdf-engine leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.