Decision Workspace
clerr vs colog vs paris
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
clerr
growingv0.10.0
This library aids in command-line error reporting.
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
58
paris
growingv1.5.15
A simple logger for your CLI apps or other things you want in the terminal
Core Metrics
| clerr | colog | paris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 326.6K | 623.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 79 | 70.2K | 61.0K |
| Dependents | 13 | 396 | 251 |
| Releases | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 196d ago | 1093d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 8y 11m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
clerr
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
paris
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| clerr | colog | paris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 1.4.0 | 1.5.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 28KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paris has the most downloads (623.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ paris has not been updated in over a year.
- •clerr is pre-1.0 — API may change.