Decision Workspace
lean-log vs slog vs tracing-attributes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
lean-log
experimentalv0.1.0
A tiny, zero-overhead logging framework
70
slog
stablev2.8.2
Structured, extensible, composable logging for Rust
62
tracing-attributes
growingv0.1.31
Procedural macro attributes for automatically instrumenting functions.
Core Metrics
| lean-log | slog | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 70 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 50.1M | 453.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 6.5M | 36.1M |
| Dependents | 1 | 4.7K | 655 |
| Releases | 1 | 70 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 167d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 5d | 9y 9m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lean-log
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
slog
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
tracing-attributes
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| lean-log | slog | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.8.2 | 0.1.31 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 60KB | 40KB |
| Features | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.4% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •slog leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-attributes has the most downloads (453.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •slog is depended on by 4.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lean-log, tracing-attributes are pre-1.0 — API may change.