Decision Workspace
surf-parse vs unpdf vs markdownify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
surf-parse
experimentalv0.1.0
Parser for the SurfDoc format — markdown superset with typed block directives
57
unpdf
experimentalv0.2.4
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
47
markdownify
experimentalv0.2.1
markitdown in rust - convert various document and files into markdown
Core Metrics
| surf-parse | unpdf | markdownify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 57 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 3.6K | 9.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.6K | 699 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 18d ago | 246d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
surf-parse
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
unpdf
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
markdownify
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| surf-parse | unpdf | markdownify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.4 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 101KB | 22KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unpdf leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •markdownify has the most downloads (9.5K), suggesting wider adoption.