Decision Workspace
mlua-flow-ir vs mlua-isle vs mlua
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
mlua-flow-ir
experimentalv0.2.0
flow.ir async runtime + mlua binding — re-exports flow-ir-core (Pure Rust sync core) and adds AsyncDispatcher + eval_async + Lua module
60
mlua-isle
experimentalv0.5.0
Thread-isolated Lua VM with cancellation, async coroutines, and connection pool for mlua
70
mlua
growingv0.12.0
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.
Core Metrics
| mlua-flow-ir | mlua-isle | mlua | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 60 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 623 | 2.4K | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1K | 257.4K |
| Dependents | 68 | 156 | 4.4K |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 85 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 30d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 15d | 4m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
mlua-flow-ir
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
mlua-isle
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mlua
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mlua-flow-ir | mlua-isle | mlua | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 44KB | 283KB |
| Features | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mlua leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlua is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.