Decision Workspace
inferno vs flamegraph vs tracing-samply
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
inferno
growingv0.12.7
Rust port of the FlameGraph performance profiling tool suite
64
flamegraph
growingv0.6.13
A simple cargo subcommand for generating flamegraphs, using inferno under the hood
57
tracing-samply
experimentalv0.1.5
Tracing subscriber layer for samply
Core Metrics
| inferno | flamegraph | tracing-samply | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 64 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 45.1M | 874.8K | 929.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8M | 92.1K | 96.5K |
| Dependents | 963 | 161 | 14 |
| Releases | 63 | 32 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 38d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 7y 4m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
inferno
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
flamegraph
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
tracing-samply
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| inferno | flamegraph | tracing-samply | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.7 | 0.6.13 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CDDL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 112KB | 662KB | 95KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | 1.86 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flamegraph leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inferno has the most downloads (45.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •inferno is depended on by 963 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.