Decision Workspace
black vs slog-async vs mars-xlog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
black
growingv0.0.2
A simple Black implementation in Rust for asynchronous, thread-safe logging.
58
slog-async
growingv2.8.0
Asynchronous drain for slog-rs
49
mars-xlog
experimentalv0.1.0-preview.2
Pure Rust xlog library with async/sync appenders, compression, encryption, and tracing integration.
Core Metrics
| black | slog-async | mars-xlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 58 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 36.8M | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 5.6M | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 374d ago | 944d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 1y | 9y 1m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
black
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
slog-async
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
mars-xlog
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| black | slog-async | mars-xlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 2.8.0 | 0.1.0-preview.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 20KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slog-async leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slog-async is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ black, slog-async have not been updated in over a year.
- •black, mars-xlog are pre-1.0 — API may change.