Decision Workspace
zenavif-parse vs avif-parse vs avif-serialize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
zenavif-parse
experimentalv0.5.0
AVIF container parser with zero-copy AvifParser API, grid images, animation, and resource limits. Fork of avif-parse.
67
avif-parse
stablev2.1.0
Parser for AVIF image files
54
avif-serialize
growingv0.8.8
Minimal writer for AVIF header structure (MPEG/HEIF/MIAF/ISO-BMFF)
Core Metrics
| zenavif-parse | avif-parse | avif-serialize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 67 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 412 | 109.6K | 22.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 274 | 3.0K | 2.8M |
| Dependents | 5 | 135 | 43 |
| Releases | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | today | 45d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 7m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
zenavif-parse
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
avif-parse
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
avif-serialize
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zenavif-parse | avif-parse | avif-serialize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.8.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 30KB | 16KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 54.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.90 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •avif-parse leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •avif-serialize has the most downloads (22.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •avif-parse is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zenavif-parse, avif-serialize are pre-1.0 — API may change.