Decision Workspace
opentelemetry-contrib vs opentelemetry-otlp vs opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
opentelemetry-contrib
growingv0.23.0
Rust contrib repo for OpenTelemetry
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
70
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
growingv0.31.0
Semantic conventions for OpenTelemetry
Core Metrics
| opentelemetry-contrib | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 76 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 323.4K | 87.9M | 93.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.8K | 8.2M | 7.6M |
| Dependents | 25 | 7.6K | 3.8K |
| Releases | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 177d ago | 8d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 5y 7m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
opentelemetry-contrib
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| opentelemetry-contrib | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 | 0.31.1 | 0.31.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 22 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 53KB | 96KB |
| Features | 7 | 25 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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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-semantic-conventions has the most downloads (93.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.