Decision Workspace
axum-otel vs opentelemetry-otlp vs opentelemetry
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
axum-otel
experimentalv0.31.8
OpenTelemetry tracing for axum based on tower-http.
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.32.0
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
75
opentelemetry
growingv0.32.0
OpenTelemetry API for Rust
Core Metrics
| axum-otel | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 42.6K | 104.5M | 193.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.0K | 9.2M | 13.4M |
| Dependents | 20 | 9.9K | 19.3K |
| Releases | 23 | 26 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 17d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 11m | 5y 9m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
axum-otel
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| axum-otel | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.8 | 0.32.0 | 0.32.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 23 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 77KB | 90KB |
| Features | 0 | 27 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-otlp leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •opentelemetry has the most downloads (193.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry is depended on by 19.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.