Decision Workspace
luadec-sys vs unluac vs luadec-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
luadec-sys
experimentalv0.2.5
Raw FFI bindings for LuaDec - A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler
56
unluac
experimentalv1.3.1
Multi-dialect Lua decompiler written in Rust.
53
luadec-rust
growingv1.1.2
A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler written in Rust
Core Metrics
| luadec-sys | unluac | luadec-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 318 | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 14 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 11d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
luadec-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
unluac
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
luadec-rust
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| luadec-sys | unluac | luadec-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 1.3.1 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 324KB | 611KB | 43KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.94 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unluac leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •luadec-sys has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •luadec-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.