Decision Workspace
near-vm-engine vs wasmer-engine vs wasmer-engine-universal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
near-vm-engine
growingv0.34.7
Wasmer Engine abstraction
57
wasmer-engine
growingv2.3.0
Wasmer Engine abstraction
56
wasmer-engine-universal
growingv2.3.0
Wasmer Universal Engine
Core Metrics
| near-vm-engine | wasmer-engine | wasmer-engine-universal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 55.4K | 3.5M | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 68.0K | 60.8K |
| Dependents | 50 | 130 | 237 |
| Releases | 51 | 21 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 1390d ago | 1390d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 5y 7m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
near-vm-engine
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
wasmer-engine
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
wasmer-engine-universal
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| near-vm-engine | wasmer-engine | wasmer-engine-universal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.34.7 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Dependencies | 12 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 17KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •near-vm-engine leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wasmer-engine has the most downloads (3.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wasmer-engine-universal is depended on by 237 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wasmer-engine, wasmer-engine-universal have not been updated in over a year.
- •near-vm-engine is pre-1.0 — API may change.