Decision Workspace
opentelemetry-http vs dcontext vs opentelemetry-otlp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
opentelemetry-http
growingv0.31.0
Helper implementations for sending HTTP requests. Uses include propagating and extracting context over http, exporting telemetry, requesting sampling strategies.
43
dcontext
experimentalv0.1.0
Distributed context propagation for Rust — scoped, type-safe, serializable
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
Core Metrics
| opentelemetry-http | dcontext | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 43 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 88.4M | 11 | 87.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.7M | 11 | 8.2M |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 0 | 7.6K |
| Releases | 22 | 1 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 183d ago | 2d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 2d | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
opentelemetry-http
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
dcontext
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
7
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| opentelemetry-http | dcontext | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.31.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 27KB | 53KB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| Yanked % | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 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-http has the most downloads (88.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.