Decision Workspace
rill-protocol vs opentelemetry-otlp vs env_filter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rill-protocol
growingv0.41.0
The RillRate protocol.
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
75
env_filter
stablev1.0.1
Filter log events using environment variables
Core Metrics
| rill-protocol | opentelemetry-otlp | env_filter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 118.5K | 87.9M | 113.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 8.2M | 11.7M |
| Dependents | 207 | 7.6K | 435 |
| Releases | 47 | 25 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1643d ago | 8d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 5y 7m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rill-protocol
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
env_filter
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rill-protocol | opentelemetry-otlp | env_filter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.41.0 | 0.31.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 22 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 53KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-otlp leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •env_filter has the most downloads (113.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rill-protocol has not been updated in over a year.
- •rill-protocol, opentelemetry-otlp are pre-1.0 — API may change.