Decision Workspace
lex-core vs markdown-ppp vs ion-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
lex-core
experimentalv0.7.0
Parser library for the lex format
60
markdown-ppp
growingv2.8.1
Feature-rich Markdown Parsing and Pretty-Printing library
58
ion-rs
growingv0.18.1
Implementation of Amazon Ion
Core Metrics
| lex-core | markdown-ppp | ion-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 757 | 127.6K | 537.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 349 | 21.1K | 16.1K |
| Dependents | 42 | 9 | 227 |
| Releases | 8 | 29 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 106d ago | 442d ago |
| Age | 3m | 11m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lex-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
markdown-ppp
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
ion-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lex-core | markdown-ppp | ion-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 2.8.1 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 329KB | 122KB | 332KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •markdown-ppp leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ion-rs has the most downloads (537.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ion-rs is depended on by 227 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ion-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •lex-core, ion-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.