Decision Workspace
boa_interop vs boa_gc vs boa_engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
boa_interop
growingv0.20.0
Interop utilities for integrating boa with a Rust host.
67
boa_gc
growingv0.21.1
Garbage collector for the Boa JavaScript engine.
66
boa_engine
growingv0.21.1
Boa is a Javascript lexer, parser and compiler written in Rust. Currently, it has support for some of the language.
Core Metrics
| boa_interop | boa_gc | boa_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 22.0K | 3.7M | 3.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 283.7K | 283.5K |
| Dependents | 1 | 272 | 789 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 585d ago | 106d ago | 106d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 4y 4m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
boa_interop
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
boa_gc
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
boa_engine
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| boa_interop | boa_gc | boa_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.0 | 0.21.1 | 0.21.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 74 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 30KB | 837KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82.0 | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boa_gc leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boa_engine has the most downloads (3.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •boa_engine is depended on by 789 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boa_interop has not been updated in over a year.