Decision Workspace
opentelemetry-lambda-extension vs lambda-otel-lite vs otlp-stdout-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
opentelemetry-lambda-extension
experimentalv0.1.6
AWS Lambda extension for collecting and exporting OpenTelemetry signals
47
lambda-otel-lite
growingv0.17.0
Lightweight OpenTelemetry instrumentation for AWS Lambda
44
otlp-stdout-client
growingv0.4.1
OpenTelemetry OTLP stdout client (DEPRECATED)
Core Metrics
| opentelemetry-lambda-extension | lambda-otel-lite | otlp-stdout-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 168 | 26.0K | 6.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 676 | 27 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 80d ago | 251d ago | 367d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1y 2m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
opentelemetry-lambda-extension
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
lambda-otel-lite
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
otlp-stdout-client
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| opentelemetry-lambda-extension | lambda-otel-lite | otlp-stdout-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.17.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 37 | 30 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 94KB | 82KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.75 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-lambda-extension leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lambda-otel-lite has the most downloads (26.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ otlp-stdout-client has not been updated in over a year.