Decision Workspace
luars vs luna-core vs lune
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
luars
experimentalv0.26.2
A library for lua 5.5 runtime implementation in Rust
60
luna-core
experimentalv2.16.0
Pure-Rust Lua runtime (interpreter only, zero third-party dependencies). The JIT-equipped variant lives in the `luna-jit` crate.
59
lune
growingv0.10.5
A standalone Luau runtime
Core Metrics
| luars | luna-core | lune | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 34.4K | 2.9K | 54.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.6K | 2.6K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 23 | 166 | 20 |
| Releases | 35 | 18 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 8d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 5m | 20d | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
luars
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
luna-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
lune
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| luars | luna-core | lune | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.2 | 2.16.0 | 0.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 480KB | 1.8MB | 47KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •luna-core leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lune has the most downloads (54.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •luna-core is depended on by 166 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •luars, lune are pre-1.0 — API may change.