Decision Workspace
clap-logflag vs lloggs vs colog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
clap-logflag
growingv0.2.1
This library can be used to add a `--log` flag to clap based command line applications that allows users to configure logging from the command line. It can log to stderr, files and syslog, powered by the fern logging backend.
69
lloggs
stablev1.4.0
Logging configuration for clap applications
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
Core Metrics
| clap-logflag | lloggs | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 69 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 52.8K | 6.6K | 326.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 193 | 392 | 70.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 121 | 396 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 405d ago | 37d ago | 196d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1y 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
clap-logflag
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
lloggs
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| clap-logflag | lloggs | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 17KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lloggs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colog has the most downloads (326.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clap-logflag has not been updated in over a year.
- •clap-logflag is pre-1.0 — API may change.