Decision Workspace
vrl vs wasmer-compiler-cranelift vs cranelift
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
vrl
growingv0.32.0
Vector Remap Language
78
wasmer-compiler-cranelift
stablev7.1.0
Cranelift compiler for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime
77
cranelift
growingv0.132.0
Umbrella for commonly-used cranelift crates
Core Metrics
| vrl | wasmer-compiler-cranelift | cranelift | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 78 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 6.7M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 102.7K | 259.4K | 124.0K |
| Dependents | 198 | 895 | 847 |
| Releases | 34 | 100 | 234 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 31d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 9m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
vrl
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wasmer-compiler-cranelift
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cranelift
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vrl | wasmer-compiler-cranelift | cranelift | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.0 | 7.1.0 | 0.132.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Dependencies | 123 | 16 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 737KB | 93KB | 11KB |
| Features | 28 | 6 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.93.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wasmer-compiler-cranelift leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vrl has the most downloads (7.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wasmer-compiler-cranelift is depended on by 895 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vrl, cranelift are pre-1.0 — API may change.