Decision Workspace
lust-rs vs rhai vs rhai-dylib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
lust-rs
experimentalv3.4.14
A WIP Lua-like scripting language implemented in Rust, designed for embedding and rapid scripting with a strong type system, with trace-based JIT.
70
rhai
stablev1.24.0
Embedded scripting for Rust
61
rhai-dylib
growingv0.9.0
Dylib support for Rhai
Core Metrics
| lust-rs | rhai | rhai-dylib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 70 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 5.8M | 71.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 79 | 514.4K | 529 |
| Dependents | 23 | 3.0K | 26 |
| Releases | 28 | 101 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 67d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 4m | 10y | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
lust-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
rhai
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
rhai-dylib
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lust-rs | rhai | rhai-dylib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.14 | 1.24.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 23 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 292KB | 336KB | 14KB |
| Features | 7 | 29 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 8.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rhai leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rhai is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rhai-dylib is pre-1.0 — API may change.