Decision Workspace
logly vs slog vs better-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
logly
growingv0.0.4
High-performance, structured logging library with async support, rotation, filtering, and GPU/CPU optimization
70
slog
stablev2.8.2
Structured, extensible, composable logging for Rust
65
better-logger
growingv2.3.1
Flexible sync/async logger with console, file, and HTTP output
Core Metrics
| logly | slog | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 70 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 50.1M | 4.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 6.3M | 228 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.7K | 11 |
| Releases | 4 | 70 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 167d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 9y 9m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
logly
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
slog
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
better-logger
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| logly | slog | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 2.8.2 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 71KB | 60KB | 39KB |
| Features | 7 | 19 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slog leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slog is depended on by 4.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •logly is pre-1.0 — API may change.