Decision Workspace
webmention vs indieweb vs micropub
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
webmention
growingv0.6.0
Library and a CLI tool for sending and validation webmentions
58
indieweb
growingv0.9.3
A collection of utilities for working with the IndieWeb.
45
micropub
experimentalv0.5.0
Ultra-compliant Micropub CLI for creating, updating, and managing IndieWeb posts
Core Metrics
| webmention | indieweb | micropub | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 89.9K | 54.1K | 357 |
| 30d Downloads | 6.1K | 159 | 15 |
| Dependents | 52 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 58 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 591d ago | 1d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 4y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
webmention
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
indieweb
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
micropub
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| webmention | indieweb | micropub | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.9.3 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 39 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 116KB | 133KB |
| Features | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •indieweb leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •webmention has the most downloads (89.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ webmention has not been updated in over a year.