Decision Workspace
loki-api vs tracing-loki vs tracing-combi-collector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
loki-api
growingv0.1.3
Protobuf types used by the Grafana Loki HTTP API
58
tracing-loki
growingv0.2.7
A tracing layer for shipping logs to Grafana Loki
41
tracing-combi-collector
experimentalv0.2.1
Tracing Layer that combines structured and human-readable log formatting and sends them into Loki or Victoriametrics
Core Metrics
| loki-api | tracing-loki | tracing-combi-collector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M | 2.8M | 26 |
| 30d Downloads | 144.7K | 143.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 20 | 298 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 497d ago | 21d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
loki-api
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
tracing-loki
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
tracing-combi-collector
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| loki-api | tracing-loki | tracing-combi-collector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.7 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 26KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing-loki leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •loki-api has the most downloads (2.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-loki is depended on by 298 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ loki-api has not been updated in over a year.