Decision Workspace
logger_bro vs nanologger vs colog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
logger_bro
experimentalv0.7.0
A simple TUI for monitoring scientific computation tasks.
43
nanologger
experimentalv0.1.1
A minimal, colored logger for Rust CLI applications
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
Core Metrics
| logger_bro | nanologger | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 43 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 35 | 326.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 12 | 68.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 396 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 32d ago | 196d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
logger_bro
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nanologger
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| logger_bro | nanologger | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 356KB | 28KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •logger_bro, nanologger are pre-1.0 — API may change.