Decision Workspace
markdown-that vs comrak vs pulldown-cmark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
markdown-that
growingv0.7.1
Rust port of popular markdown-it.js library.
69
comrak
growingv0.52.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
66
pulldown-cmark
growingv0.13.4
A pull parser for CommonMark
Core Metrics
| markdown-that | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 5.2M | 97.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 541.2K | 10.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 13.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 98 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 372d ago | 52d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 1y | 9y 1m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
markdown-that
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
comrak
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pulldown-cmark
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| markdown-that | comrak | pulldown-cmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.52.0 | 0.13.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 27 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 160KB | 257KB | 155KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 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 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulldown-cmark has the most downloads (97.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pulldown-cmark is depended on by 13.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ markdown-that has not been updated in over a year.