Decision Workspace
prometheus vs opentelemetry-prometheus vs metrics-exporter-prometheus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
prometheus
growingv0.14.0
Prometheus instrumentation library for Rust applications.
68
opentelemetry-prometheus
growingv0.31.0
Prometheus exporter for OpenTelemetry (This crate is discontinued and is no longer maintained)
63
metrics-exporter-prometheus
growingv0.18.1
A metrics-compatible exporter for sending metrics to Prometheus.
Core Metrics
| prometheus | opentelemetry-prometheus | metrics-exporter-prometheus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 91.2M | 9.5M | 26.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.8M | 1.0M | 2.7M |
| Dependents | 9.3K | 1.1K | 2.3K |
| Releases | 41 | 23 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 365d ago | 95d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 5y 5m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
prometheus
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
opentelemetry-prometheus
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
metrics-exporter-prometheus
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| prometheus | opentelemetry-prometheus | metrics-exporter-prometheus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.31.0 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 10 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 90KB | 24KB | 62KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.75.0 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 6 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-prometheus leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prometheus has the most downloads (91.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •prometheus is depended on by 9.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.