# Rhai

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Rhai and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Embeddable scripting language for Rust that people pick after comparing alternatives; its fully controllable API also makes sandboxing straightforward.

## Why people recommend it

- Picked over other scripting options (2 comments): "I have many good options for scripting, like Rhai." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091354)) "after three attempts I landed on rhai" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48164991))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lua](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lua.md): 186 recommend
- [awk](https://hackerapproved.com/p/awk.md): 67 recommend
- [AutoHotkey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/autohotkey.md): 44 recommend
- [GDScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gdscript.md): 22 recommend
- [AppleScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/applescript.md): 19 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rhai", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rhai-scripting-language/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).