Decision Workspace
prologger vs mowl vs badlog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
prologger
experimentalv0.3.0
A production-grade, ergonomic Rust logging library with colored output, file rotation, and structured formatting.
49
mowl
growingv2.1.1
Simple logging with coloring support
42
badlog
growingv1.1.1
A simple, zero customization, colored logger.
Core Metrics
| prologger | mowl | badlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 49 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 58.6K | 30.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 17 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 1985d ago | 3096d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9y 6m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
prologger
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mowl
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
badlog
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| prologger | mowl | badlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 6KB | 16KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | — |
| MSRV | 1.63 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prologger leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mowl has the most downloads (58.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mowl, badlog have not been updated in over a year.
- •prologger is pre-1.0 — API may change.