Decision Workspace
my_logger vs better-logger vs tracing-attributes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
my_logger
growingv0.2.1
A simple marco to do logging in a file.log
65
better-logger
growingv2.3.1
Flexible sync/async logger with console, file, and HTTP output
62
tracing-attributes
growingv0.1.31
Procedural macro attributes for automatically instrumenting functions.
Core Metrics
| my_logger | better-logger | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 10.5K | 4.6K | 453.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 44 | 228 | 34.8M |
| Dependents | 7 | 11 | 655 |
| Releases | 8 | 19 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 952d ago | 1d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 11m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
my_logger
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
better-logger
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
tracing-attributes
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| my_logger | better-logger | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.3.1 | 0.1.31 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 39KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •better-logger leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-attributes has the most downloads (453.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-attributes is depended on by 655 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ my_logger has not been updated in over a year.
- •my_logger, tracing-attributes are pre-1.0 — API may change.