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markdown vs comrak vs pulldown-cmark

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

markdowncomrakpulldown-cmark
Health Score597166
Total Downloads5.7M3.9M78.5M
30d Downloads442.1K502.4K8.9M
Dependents2.0K2.3K10.7K
Releases309754
Last Updated338d ago17d ago5d ago
Age11y 2m8y 11m10y 10m

Health Breakdown

markdown
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
comrak
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pulldown-cmark
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

markdowncomrakpulldown-cmark
Version1.0.00.51.00.13.3
Stable (≥1.0)✓ Yes✗ No✗ No
LicenseMITBSD-2-ClauseMIT
Dependencies82710
Crate Size219KB259KB155KB
Features454
Yanked %0.0%2.1%9.3%
Edition201820242021
MSRV1.561.851.71.1
Owners133

Quick Verdict

  • comrak leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pulldown-cmark has the most downloads (78.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • pulldown-cmark is depended on by 10.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • comrak, pulldown-cmark are pre-1.0 — API may change.