Decision Workspace
fast_log vs tracing vs tracing-unlikely
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
fast_log
growingv1.7.7
Rust async log High-performance asynchronous logging
65
tracing
growingv0.1.44
Application-level tracing for Rust.
50
tracing-unlikely
experimentalv0.1.1
A wrapper around `tracing` that minimizes overhead when tracing is disabled.
Core Metrics
| fast_log | tracing | tracing-unlikely | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 65 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 320.2K | 520.7M | 90 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.7K | 39.6M | 4 |
| Dependents | 348 | 343.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 156 | 46 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 315d ago | 99d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 6y | 8y 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
fast_log
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
tracing
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
tracing-unlikely
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fast_log | tracing | tracing-unlikely | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.7 | 0.1.44 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 463KB | 8KB |
| Features | 4 | 18 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 85.3% | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | 1.78.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing is depended on by 343.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tracing, tracing-unlikely are pre-1.0 — API may change.