Decision Workspace
cranelift vs cranelift-codegen vs cranelift-preopt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
76
cranelift
growingv0.133.1
Umbrella for commonly-used cranelift crates
73
cranelift-codegen
growingv0.133.1
Low-level code generator library
54
cranelift-preopt
growingv0.92.1
Support for optimizations in Cranelift
Core Metrics
| cranelift | cranelift-codegen | cranelift-preopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 76 | 73 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M | 39.1M | 124.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 98.6K | 2.0M | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.0K | 4.9K | 0 |
| Releases | 244 | 244 | 91 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 19d ago | 1223d ago |
| Age | 8y | 8y | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cranelift
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
cranelift-codegen
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cranelift-preopt
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cranelift | cranelift-codegen | cranelift-preopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.133.1 | 0.133.1 | 0.92.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Dependencies | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 1.1MB | 8KB |
| Features | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94.0 | 1.94.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 6 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cranelift leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cranelift-codegen has the most downloads (39.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cranelift-codegen is depended on by 4.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cranelift-preopt has not been updated in over a year.