Decision Workspace
elba vs aqua-registry vs arborium-idris
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
elba
growingv0.3.0
elba is a package manager for Idris
62
aqua-registry
growingv2026.5.8
Aqua registry backend for mise
62
arborium-idris
experimentalv2.17.0
Idris grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| elba | aqua-registry | arborium-idris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 62 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 12.9K | 24.7K | 4.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 175 | 48 |
| Releases | 8 | 125 | 48 |
| Last Updated | 2535d ago | 10d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
elba
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
aqua-registry
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
arborium-idris
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| elba | aqua-registry | arborium-idris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2026.5.8 | 2.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 44 | 14 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 25KB | 532KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aqua-registry leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aqua-registry is depended on by 175 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ elba has not been updated in over a year.
- •elba is pre-1.0 — API may change.