Decision Workspace
graflog vs tracing-flat-json vs custom-tracing-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
graflog
growingv1.6.1
Structured JSON logging for Rust applications optimized for Grafana ingestion
48
tracing-flat-json
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple tracing-subscriber Layer emitting newline-delimited JSON.
45
custom-tracing-logger
experimentalv0.1.3
A minimal JSON logger for Rust using the tracing ecosystem with one-line initialization
Core Metrics
| graflog | tracing-flat-json | custom-tracing-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 48 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 200.8K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 41.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 190d ago | 120d ago | 274d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
graflog
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
tracing-flat-json
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
custom-tracing-logger
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| graflog | tracing-flat-json | custom-tracing-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 23KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •graflog leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-flat-json has the most downloads (200.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-flat-json, custom-tracing-logger are pre-1.0 — API may change.