Decision Workspace
colog vs ocli vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
49
ocli
growingv0.3.0
A simple, opinionated logger for command line tools
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| colog | ocli | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 49 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 326.6K | 47.2K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 68.2K | 1.4K | 32.1M |
| Dependents | 396 | 23 | 487 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 196d ago | 128d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 2y 2m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
ocli
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| colog | ocli | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 118KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ocli is pre-1.0 — API may change.