Decision Workspace
sjl vs log-io vs simple-logging
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
sjl
experimentalv0.7.0
Simple JSON Logger
60
log-io
experimentalv1.0.0
Structured logging pipeline for Rust. Zero-allocation fast path, JSON / logfmt / human-readable outputs, context propagation (request-id, trace-id), per-module filtering, async-safe sinks. An IO pipeline for log records, not a wrapper around log+tracing.
54
simple-logging
growingv2.0.2
A simple logger for the log facade
Core Metrics
| sjl | log-io | simple-logging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 874 | 129 | 725.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 42.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 747 |
| Releases | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 7d ago | 2704d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7d | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
sjl
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
log-io
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
simple-logging
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| sjl | log-io | simple-logging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 1.0.0 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 65KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •log-io leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-logging has the most downloads (725.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •simple-logging is depended on by 747 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple-logging has not been updated in over a year.
- •sjl is pre-1.0 — API may change.