Decision Workspace
askama-markdown-cmark vs sharkdown vs comrak
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
askama-markdown-cmark
growingv0.4.0
Askama filter for markdown, using pulldown-cmark.
40
sharkdown
growingv0.1.1
Sharkdown is a markdown parser
71
comrak
growingv0.51.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
Core Metrics
| askama-markdown-cmark | sharkdown | comrak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 40 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 2.9K | 3.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 132 | 4 | 502.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 97 |
| Last Updated | 65d ago | 1894d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 5y 2m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
askama-markdown-cmark
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
sharkdown
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
comrak
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| askama-markdown-cmark | sharkdown | comrak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.51.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 9KB | 259KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •comrak leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •comrak is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sharkdown has not been updated in over a year.