Decision Workspace
http-zipkin vs tracing-opentelemetry vs zipkin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
http-zipkin
stablev1.1.0
HTTP header propagation for Zipkin trace information.
68
tracing-opentelemetry
growingv0.32.1
OpenTelemetry integration for tracing
62
zipkin
stablev1.1.0
A library for collecting timing information about distributed computations
Core Metrics
| http-zipkin | tracing-opentelemetry | zipkin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 68 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 166.6K | 130.0M | 197.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 10.0M | 3.7K |
| Dependents | 81 | 11.4K | 98 |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 74d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 6y 4m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
http-zipkin
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
tracing-opentelemetry
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
zipkin
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| http-zipkin | tracing-opentelemetry | zipkin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.32.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 157KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 4 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing-opentelemetry leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-opentelemetry is depended on by 11.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tracing-opentelemetry is pre-1.0 — API may change.