Decision Workspace
metrics-controller vs opentelemetry-otlp vs histogram
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
metrics-controller
growingv0.1.6
Metrics Controller is a project to collect metrics for Mozilla IOT projects.
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
72
histogram
stablev1.0.0
A collection of histogram data structures
Core Metrics
| metrics-controller | opentelemetry-otlp | histogram | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 76 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 87.9M | 18.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 8.2M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.6K | 1.4K |
| Releases | 7 | 25 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 3472d ago | 8d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 5y 7m | 10y 8m |
Health Breakdown
metrics-controller
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
histogram
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| metrics-controller | opentelemetry-otlp | histogram | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.31.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 22 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 53KB | 30KB |
| Features | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-otlp leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ metrics-controller has not been updated in over a year.
- •metrics-controller, opentelemetry-otlp are pre-1.0 — API may change.