Decision Workspace
cairo-native vs cairo-vm vs pliron-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
cairo-native
growingv0.8.0
A compiler to convert Cairo's IR Sierra code to MLIR and execute it.
67
cairo-vm
stablev3.2.0
Blazing fast Cairo interpreter
57
pliron-derive
growingv0.14.0
LLVM Dialect for pliron
Core Metrics
| cairo-native | cairo-vm | pliron-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 67 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 471.1K | 1.7M | 10.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 20.8K | 68.7K | 87 |
| Dependents | 45 | 454 | 22 |
| Releases | 44 | 62 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 24d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3y 2m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
cairo-native
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
cairo-vm
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
pliron-derive
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cairo-native | cairo-vm | pliron-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 3.2.0 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 56 | 34 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 426KB | 375KB | 40KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cairo-vm leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cairo-vm is depended on by 454 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cairo-native, pliron-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.