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
growingv2026.3.10
Aqua registry backend for mise
62
arborium-idris
experimentalv2.16.0
Idris grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| elba | aqua-registry | arborium-idris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 62 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 12.9K | 21.2K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 2.0K | 829 |
| Dependents | 0 | 119 | 47 |
| Releases | 8 | 101 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 2476d ago | 1d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
elba
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
aqua-registry
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
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 | 2026.3.10 | 2.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 44 | 15 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 343KB | 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 119 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ elba has not been updated in over a year.
- •elba is pre-1.0 — API may change.