Decision Workspace
opentelemetry-http vs dcontext vs dcontext-tracing
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
opentelemetry-http
growingv0.32.0
Helper implementations for sending HTTP requests. Uses include propagating and extracting context over http, exporting telemetry, requesting sampling strategies.
55
dcontext
experimentalv0.9.0
Distributed context propagation for Rust — scoped, type-safe, serializable
48
dcontext-tracing
experimentalv0.8.0
Automatic dcontext scope management via tracing spans
Core Metrics
| opentelemetry-http | dcontext | dcontext-tracing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 103.2M | 1.5K | 151 |
| 30d Downloads | 8.0M | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.1K | 25 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 13 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 12d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 2m | 29d |
Health Breakdown
opentelemetry-http
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
dcontext
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dcontext-tracing
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| opentelemetry-http | dcontext | dcontext-tracing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 39KB | 23KB |
| Features | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-http leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •opentelemetry-http is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.