Decision Workspace
rigz_vm vs wasmer vs wasmi_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rigz_vm
growingv0.36.0
Stack based VM for rigz
76
wasmer
stablev7.1.0
High-performance WebAssembly runtime
71
wasmi_core
stablev1.0.9
Core primitives for the wasmi WebAssembly interpreter
Core Metrics
| rigz_vm | wasmer | wasmi_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 76 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 62.9K | 6.9M | 13.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 133 | 241.4K | 844.2K |
| Dependents | 11 | 4.4K | 155 |
| Releases | 71 | 100 | 85 |
| Last Updated | 441d ago | today | 24d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 7y 5m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
rigz_vm
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
wasmer
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wasmi_core
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rigz_vm | wasmer | wasmi_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.36.0 | 7.1.0 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 55 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 281KB | 51KB |
| Features | 4 | 32 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •wasmer leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wasmi_core has the most downloads (13.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wasmer is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rigz_vm has not been updated in over a year.
- •rigz_vm is pre-1.0 — API may change.