Decision Workspace
ulua vs mlua vs r2g_mlua
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ulua
experimentalv0.11.5
High level Luau bindings to Rust with async/await support
68
mlua
growingv0.11.6
High level bindings to Lua 5.5/5.4/5.3/5.2/5.1 (including LuaJIT) and Luau with async/await features and support of writing native Lua modules in Rust.
48
r2g_mlua
growingv0.10.6
High level bindings to Lua 5.4/5.3/5.2/5.1 (including LuaJIT) and Roblox Luau with async/await features and support of writing native Lua modules in Rust.
Core Metrics
| ulua | mlua | r2g_mlua | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 68 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 4.3M | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 255.4K | 27 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.1K | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 82 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 196d ago | 59d ago | 427d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6y 4m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
ulua
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
mlua
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
r2g_mlua
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ulua | mlua | r2g_mlua | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.5 | 0.11.6 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 220KB | 262KB | 221KB |
| Features | 8 | 20 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79.0 | 1.85.0 | 1.79.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mlua leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlua is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ r2g_mlua has not been updated in over a year.