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markdown vs comrak vs pulldown-cmark

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

markdowncomrakpulldown-cmark
Health Score587263
Total Downloads7.8M6.1M118.0M
30d Downloads415.4K363.4K7.3M
Dependents2.4K3.0K16.3K
Releases3010055
Last Updated446d ago2d ago54d ago
Age11y 5m9y 3m11y 1m

Health Breakdown

markdown
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
comrak
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pulldown-cmark
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

markdowncomrakpulldown-cmark
Version1.0.00.54.00.13.4
Stable (≥1.0)✓ Yes✗ No✗ No
LicenseMITBSD-2-ClauseMIT
Dependencies82710
Crate Size219KB267KB155KB
Features494
Yanked %0.0%2.0%9.1%
Edition201820242021
MSRV1.561.851.71.1
Owners133

Quick Verdict

  • comrak leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pulldown-cmark has the most downloads (118.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • pulldown-cmark is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • ⚠ markdown has not been updated in over a year.
  • comrak, pulldown-cmark are pre-1.0 — API may change.