Decision Workspace
colog vs ocli vs txtstyle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
47
ocli
growingv0.3.0
A simple, opinionated logger for command line tools
43
txtstyle
experimentalv1.0.0
Command-line tool for colorizing output of log files and console programs
Core Metrics
| colog | ocli | txtstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 47 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 436.9K | 49.4K | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 58.0K | 1.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 446 | 27 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 255d ago | 187d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 2y 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
colog
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
ocli
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
txtstyle
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| colog | ocli | txtstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 118KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colog is depended on by 446 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ocli is pre-1.0 — API may change.