Decision Workspace
app-benchmark vs app-tracer vs emit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
app-benchmark
growingv0.3.0
Benchmarking for one-shot applicaitions - running on top of GNU Time app. (Use app-tracer for long running processes like servers, streaming).
34
app-tracer
growingv0.8.0
Monitoring / benchmarking of long running applications ie: server processes, streaming apps. Both CLI and TUI. (Use app-benchmark for benchmarking one-time run apps).
69
emit
stablev2.21.0
Developer-first diagnostics for Rust applications.
Core Metrics
| app-benchmark | app-tracer | emit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 34 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 15.8K | 104.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 710 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 586 |
| Releases | 3 | 10 | 86 |
| Last Updated | 1390d ago | 500d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 3y 10m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
app-benchmark
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
app-tracer
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
emit
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| app-benchmark | app-tracer | emit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.8.0 | 2.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 2.7MB | 92KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •emit leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •emit is depended on by 586 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ app-benchmark, app-tracer have not been updated in over a year.
- •app-benchmark, app-tracer are pre-1.0 — API may change.