Decision Workspace
zensim-regress vs smix-annotate vs dssim
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
zensim-regress
experimentalv0.3.1
Visual regression testing persistence and workflow for zensim
62
smix-annotate
experimentalv1.0.27
smix-annotate — screenshot annotation library. Composes circle / arrow / text / box / line primitives over PNG bytes with named color palette and 3-preset PNG compression. Powers `smix annotate` / `smix screenshot --annotate` CLI + `takeScreenshot: {annotate: [...]}` yaml verb + `--debug-output` fail-step auto-annotate.
59
dssim
growingv3.4.0
Tool that measures structural similarity between images using a multi-scale variant of the SSIM algorithm.
Core Metrics
| zensim-regress | smix-annotate | dssim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 588 | 225.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 0 | 4.1K |
| Dependents | 20 | 54 | 174 |
| Releases | 6 | 28 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 1d ago | 295d ago |
| Age | 4m | 5d | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
zensim-regress
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
smix-annotate
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
dssim
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zensim-regress | smix-annotate | dssim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.0.27 | 3.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 166KB | 269KB | 23KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | 1.97 | 1.72 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smix-annotate leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dssim has the most downloads (225.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dssim is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zensim-regress is pre-1.0 — API may change.