Decision Workspace
spongedown vs mdbook-svgbob vs pikru
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
spongedown
growingv0.4.2
Converts markdown to html with svgbob support
45
mdbook-svgbob
growingv0.2.2
SvgBob mdbook preprocessor which swaps code-blocks with neat SVG.
54
pikru
experimentalv1.2.0
A pure Rust implementation of pikchr, a PIC-like diagram markup language that generates SVG
Core Metrics
| spongedown | mdbook-svgbob | pikru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 45 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 29.8K | 201.1K | 325 |
| 30d Downloads | 69 | 451 | 244 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1986d ago | 309d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 5y 11m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
spongedown
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mdbook-svgbob
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
pikru
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| spongedown | mdbook-svgbob | pikru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.2.2 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 34KB | 171KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pikru leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdbook-svgbob has the most downloads (201.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ spongedown has not been updated in over a year.
- •spongedown, mdbook-svgbob are pre-1.0 — API may change.