Decision Workspace
markdown vs comrak vs pulldown-cmark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
markdown
growingv1.0.0
CommonMark compliant markdown parser in Rust with ASTs and extensions
72
comrak
growingv0.54.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
63
pulldown-cmark
growingv0.13.4
A pull parser for CommonMark
Core Metrics
| markdown | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 72 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M | 6.1M | 118.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 415.4K | 363.4K | 7.3M |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 3.0K | 16.3K |
| Releases | 30 | 100 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 446d ago | 2d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 11y 5m | 9y 3m | 11y 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
| markdown | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.54.0 | 0.13.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 27 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 219KB | 267KB | 155KB |
| Features | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.85 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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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.