Decision Workspace
near-vm-compiler vs wasmer-compiler-cranelift vs wasmer-compiler
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
near-vm-compiler
growingv0.37.0
Base compiler abstraction for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime
79
wasmer-compiler-cranelift
stablev7.2.0
Cranelift compiler for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime
77
wasmer-compiler
stablev7.2.0
Base compiler abstraction for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime
Core Metrics
| near-vm-compiler | wasmer-compiler-cranelift | wasmer-compiler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 79 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 59.2K | 7.1M | 7.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 146.0K | 164.2K |
| Dependents | 179 | 915 | 860 |
| Releases | 60 | 103 | 103 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 13d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 5y 11m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
near-vm-compiler
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
wasmer-compiler-cranelift
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wasmer-compiler
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| near-vm-compiler | wasmer-compiler-cranelift | wasmer-compiler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.37.0 | 7.2.0 | 7.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 89KB | 97KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wasmer-compiler-cranelift leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wasmer-compiler has the most downloads (7.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wasmer-compiler-cranelift is depended on by 915 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •near-vm-compiler is pre-1.0 — API may change.