Decision Workspace
axum-tracing-opentelemetry vs axum-otel vs ddtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
axum-tracing-opentelemetry
growingv0.33.1
Middlewares and tools to integrate axum + tracing + opentelemetry
51
axum-otel
experimentalv0.31.6
OpenTelemetry tracing for axum based on tower-http.
45
ddtrace
growingv0.2.1
Utilities for integrating Datadog with tracing
Core Metrics
| axum-tracing-opentelemetry | axum-otel | ddtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 12.3M | 34.0K | 94.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 612.8K | 7.7K | 20.0K |
| Dependents | 280 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 54 | 21 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 79d ago | 221d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 9m | 2y 12m |
Health Breakdown
axum-tracing-opentelemetry
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
axum-otel
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ddtrace
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| axum-tracing-opentelemetry | axum-otel | ddtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.33.1 | 0.31.6 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 12 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 20KB | 20KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •axum-tracing-opentelemetry leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •axum-tracing-opentelemetry is depended on by 280 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.