Decision Workspace
luaur vs luaur-vm vs luna-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
luaur
experimentalv0.1.8
Luau (Roblox's typed Lua) implemented in Rust: compiler, VM, and type checker. Umbrella crate.
58
luaur-vm
experimentalv0.1.8
The Luau register virtual machine and standard library (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.
Core Metrics
| luaur | luaur-vm | luna-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 58 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 410 | 919 | 2.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 126 | 166 |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 7d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 18d | 18d | 20d |
Health Breakdown
luaur
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
luaur-vm
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
luna-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| luaur | luaur-vm | luna-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.8 | 2.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 325KB | 1.8MB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 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.
- •luna-core is depended on by 166 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •luaur, luaur-vm are pre-1.0 — API may change.