Decision Workspace
captains-log vs log4rs-syslog vs env_filter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
captains-log
experimentalv0.15.4
A minimalist customizable logger for rust, based on the `log` crate, but also adapted to `tracing`, for production and testing scenario.
44
log4rs-syslog
growingv3.0.3
Syslog appender for log4rs based on libc's syslog() function (*nix only)
75
env_filter
stablev1.0.1
Filter log events using environment variables
Core Metrics
| captains-log | log4rs-syslog | env_filter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 44 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 37.3K | 158.7K | 113.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.2K | 4.0K | 11.7M |
| Dependents | 92 | 2 | 435 |
| Releases | 47 | 11 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 2881d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 9m | 8y 8m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
captains-log
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
log4rs-syslog
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
env_filter
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| captains-log | log4rs-syslog | env_filter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.4 | 3.0.3 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 13KB | 15KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •env_filter leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •env_filter is depended on by 435 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ log4rs-syslog has not been updated in over a year.
- •captains-log is pre-1.0 — API may change.