Decision Workspace
lua-kit vs luadec-rust vs luadec-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
lua-kit
growingv0.1.0
Toolkit for working with Lua bytecode
58
luadec-rust
growingv1.1.2
A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler written in Rust
52
luadec-sys
experimentalv0.2.5
Raw FFI bindings for LuaDec - A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler
Core Metrics
| lua-kit | luadec-rust | luadec-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 58 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 3.6K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 113 | 32 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 2d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lua-kit
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
luadec-rust
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
luadec-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lua-kit | luadec-rust | luadec-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.2 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 43KB | 324KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •luadec-rust leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •luadec-sys has the most downloads (3.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lua-kit has not been updated in over a year.
- •lua-kit, luadec-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.