Decision Workspace
axum-tracing-opentelemetry vs axum-otel vs otel-bootstrap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
axum-tracing-opentelemetry
growingv0.38.0
Middlewares and tools to integrate axum + tracing + opentelemetry
53
axum-otel
experimentalv0.31.8
OpenTelemetry tracing for axum based on tower-http.
52
otel-bootstrap
experimentalv2.1.2
One-call OpenTelemetry bootstrap — traces + metrics with OTLP export
Core Metrics
| axum-tracing-opentelemetry | axum-otel | otel-bootstrap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 13.4M | 42.6K | 28.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 518.1K | 4.0K | 29.3K |
| Dependents | 289 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 55 | 23 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 22d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
axum-tracing-opentelemetry
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
axum-otel
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
otel-bootstrap
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| axum-tracing-opentelemetry | axum-otel | otel-bootstrap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.38.0 | 0.31.8 | 2.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 12 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 21KB | 54KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.91.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •axum-tracing-opentelemetry leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •axum-tracing-opentelemetry is depended on by 289 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •axum-tracing-opentelemetry, axum-otel are pre-1.0 — API may change.