Decision Workspace
poll-tail vs linemux vs lw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
poll-tail
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple, polling-based file tailer that gracefully handles log rotation and timestamp parsing.
55
linemux
growingv0.3.0
A library providing asynchronous, multiplexed tailing for (namely log) files.
31
lw
growingv0.6.10
Log-Watcher utility - replacement for: `tail -F /some/path/*` - that uses Kqueue to watch for new files as well…
Core Metrics
| poll-tail | linemux | lw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 55 | 31 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 612.1K | 29.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 56.1K | 24 |
| Dependents | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 58d ago | 1196d ago | 1363d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 11m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
poll-tail
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
linemux
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
lw
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| poll-tail | linemux | lw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.3.0 | 0.6.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 23KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linemux leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linemux is depended on by 147 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linemux, lw have not been updated in over a year.