Decision Workspace
cairo-vm vs sierra-emu vs cairo-native
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
cairo-vm
stablev3.2.0
Blazing fast Cairo interpreter
52
sierra-emu
experimentalv0.8.0
A Cairo (Sierra) Virtual Machine.
63
cairo-native
growingv0.8.0
A compiler to convert Cairo's IR Sierra code to MLIR and execute it.
Core Metrics
| cairo-vm | sierra-emu | cairo-native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 52 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 3.7K | 471.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 68.7K | 86 | 20.8K |
| Dependents | 454 | 16 | 45 |
| Releases | 62 | 16 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 2d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 9m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cairo-vm
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
sierra-emu
Maintenance
20
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cairo-native
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cairo-vm | sierra-emu | cairo-native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 37 | 56 |
| Crate Size | 375KB | 72KB | 426KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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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.
- •sierra-emu, cairo-native are pre-1.0 — API may change.