Decision Workspace
graflog vs tracing-flat-json vs custom-tracing-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
graflog
experimentalv1.6.1
Structured JSON logging for Rust applications optimized for Grafana ingestion
50
tracing-flat-json
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple tracing-subscriber Layer emitting newline-delimited JSON.
46
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 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 845 | 136.5K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 106 | 4.9K | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 131d ago | 61d ago | 215d ago |
| Age | 4m | 5m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
graflog
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
tracing-flat-json
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
custom-tracing-logger
Maintenance
10
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 (136.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-flat-json, custom-tracing-logger are pre-1.0 — API may change.