Decision Workspace
mlua_derive vs mlua-extras vs mlua-isle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
mlua_derive
growingv0.11.0
Procedural macros for the mlua crate.
54
mlua-extras
stablev11.6.1
Extra helpers and functionality built on top of mlua for embedded lua development
52
mlua-isle
experimentalv0.4.0
Thread-isolated Lua VM with cancellation, async coroutines, and connection pool for mlua
Core Metrics
| mlua_derive | mlua-extras | mlua-isle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 5.2K | 157 |
| 30d Downloads | 124.1K | 31 | 157 |
| Dependents | 88 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 25 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 256d ago | 16d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 1y 6m | 22d |
Health Breakdown
mlua_derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
mlua-extras
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
mlua-isle
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mlua_derive | mlua-extras | mlua-isle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 11.6.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 41KB | 36KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mlua-extras leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlua_derive has the most downloads (2.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mlua_derive, mlua-isle are pre-1.0 — API may change.