Decision Workspace
prettylog-rs vs colog vs fancy-log
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
prettylog-rs
growingv0.1.2
A pretty and customizable logging library for Rust
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
50
fancy-log
experimentalv0.1.1
A fancy logging library with colorized output and structured logs.
Core Metrics
| prettylog-rs | colog | fancy-log | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 326.6K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 68.2K | 362 |
| Dependents | 0 | 396 | 75 |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 580d ago | 196d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 8y 11m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
prettylog-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
fancy-log
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| prettylog-rs | colog | fancy-log | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.4.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 28KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ prettylog-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •prettylog-rs, fancy-log are pre-1.0 — API may change.