Decision Workspace
piano vs metrics-lib vs benchmark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
piano
experimentalv0.14.1
Automatic instrumentation-based profiler for Rust. Measures self-time, call counts, and heap allocations per function.
62
metrics-lib
experimentalv0.9.1
The fastest metrics library for Rust. Lock-free 0.6ns gauges, 18ns counters, timers, rate meters, async timing, adaptive sampling, and system health. Cross-platform with minimal dependencies.
54
benchmark
growingv0.8.0
Nanosecond-precision benchmarking for dev, testing, and production. Zero-overhead core timing when disabled; optional std-powered collectors and zero-dependency metrics (Watch/Timer) for real service observability.
Core Metrics
| piano | metrics-lib | benchmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 337 | 33.0K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 212 | 5.7K | 139 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 24 | 7 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
piano
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
metrics-lib
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
benchmark
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| piano | metrics-lib | benchmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 154KB | 138KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •metrics-lib leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.