Decision Workspace
luajit-src vs mlua vs mlua-extras
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
luajit-src
stablev210.6.6+707c12b
Sources of LuaJIT 2.1 and logic to build it.
68
mlua
growingv0.11.6
High level bindings to Lua 5.5/5.4/5.3/5.2/5.1 (including LuaJIT) and Luau with async/await features and support of writing native Lua modules in Rust.
54
mlua-extras
stablev11.6.1
Extra helpers and functionality built on top of mlua for embedded lua development
Core Metrics
| luajit-src | mlua | mlua-extras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 68 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M | 4.3M | 5.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 195.5K | 263.9K | 31 |
| Dependents | 131 | 3.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 42 | 82 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 72d ago | 59d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 6y 4m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
luajit-src
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
mlua
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mlua-extras
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| luajit-src | mlua | mlua-extras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 210.6.6+707c12b | 0.11.6 | 11.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 262KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mlua leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlua is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mlua is pre-1.0 — API may change.