Decision Workspace
sideways-otel vs opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio vs otelite-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
sideways-otel
experimentalv0.3.1
Observability from the side - vendor-neutral OpenTelemetry tracing, metrics, and logs for Rust services
56
opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio
experimentalv0.2.0
OpenTelemetry instrumentation for Tokio runtime metrics
56
otelite-core
experimentalv0.1.49
Core telemetry domain types for the Otelite OpenTelemetry receiver
Core Metrics
| sideways-otel | opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio | otelite-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 96 | 20.1K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 26d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 3d | 7m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
sideways-otel
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
otelite-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sideways-otel | opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio | otelite-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.49 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 14KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-instrumentation-tokio leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •otelite-core is depended on by 288 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.