Decision Workspace
better-panic vs color-backtrace vs comfy-color-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
better-panic
growingv0.3.0
Pretty panic backtraces inspired by Python's tracebacks.
56
color-backtrace
growingv0.7.2
Colorful panic backtraces
36
comfy-color-backtrace
growingv0.6.0
Comfy fork of Colorful panic backtraces
Core Metrics
| better-panic | color-backtrace | comfy-color-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 56 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0M | 3.4M | 16.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 151.8K | 131.2K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 1.6K | 1.0K | 6 |
| Releases | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1532d ago | 150d ago | 915d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 6y 11m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
better-panic
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
color-backtrace
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
comfy-color-backtrace
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| better-panic | color-backtrace | comfy-color-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.7.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 409KB | 20KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •color-backtrace leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •better-panic is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ better-panic, comfy-color-backtrace have not been updated in over a year.