Decision Workspace
markdown-it vs comrak vs pulldown-cmark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
markdown-it
growingv0.6.1
Rust port of popular markdown-it.js library.
71
comrak
growingv0.51.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
66
pulldown-cmark
growingv0.13.3
A pull parser for CommonMark
Core Metrics
| markdown-it | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 71 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 109.4K | 3.9M | 78.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 10.0K | 502.4K | 8.9M |
| Dependents | 218 | 2.3K | 10.7K |
| Releases | 9 | 97 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 628d ago | 17d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 8y 11m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
markdown-it
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
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
| markdown-it | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.51.0 | 0.13.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 162KB | 259KB | 155KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.1% | 9.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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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.
- •⚠ markdown-it has not been updated in over a year.