Decision Workspace
lazer vs color-output vs urlogger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
lazer
growingv0.3.1
A console printer with a fluent API
65
color-output
stablev10.0.0
An atomic output library based on Rust that supports output functionalities through functions, builders, and other methods. It allows customization of text and background colors.
59
urlogger
experimentalv1.1.2
Lightweight colored logger: `log(level, message)` with `RUST_LOG` filtering.
Core Metrics
| lazer | color-output | urlogger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 65 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1K | 50.2K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 44 | 925 | 545 |
| Dependents | 1 | 940 | 17 |
| Releases | 5 | 81 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1781d ago | 52d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 1y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
lazer
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
color-output
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
urlogger
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lazer | color-output | urlogger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 10.0.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 11KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •color-output leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •color-output is depended on by 940 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lazer has not been updated in over a year.
- •lazer is pre-1.0 — API may change.