Decision Workspace
mlua-lspec vs cucumber vs gherkin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
mlua-lspec
experimentalv0.3.0
BDD test framework for Lua on mlua — lust-based describe/it/expect with spy/stub/mock
66
cucumber
growingv0.22.1
Cucumber testing framework for Rust, with async support. Fully native, no external test runners or dependencies.
63
gherkin
growingv0.15.0
Pure Rust implementation of Gherkin language (`.feature` file) for Cucumber testing framework.
Core Metrics
| mlua-lspec | cucumber | gherkin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 140 | 15.1M | 15.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 118 | 830.3K | 836.4K |
| Dependents | 6 | 555 | 85 |
| Releases | 3 | 39 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 94d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 28d | 10y | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
mlua-lspec
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cucumber
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gherkin
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| mlua-lspec | cucumber | gherkin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.22.1 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 33 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 156KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.77 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cucumber leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gherkin has the most downloads (15.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cucumber is depended on by 555 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.