Decision Workspace
smith-logging vs custom-tracing-logger vs emit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
smith-logging
experimentalv0.1.2
Structured logging infrastructure with NATS integration
46
custom-tracing-logger
experimentalv0.1.3
A minimal JSON logger for Rust using the tracing ecosystem with one-line initialization
66
emit
stablev1.17.2
Developer-first diagnostics for Rust applications.
Core Metrics
| smith-logging | custom-tracing-logger | emit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 46 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 70 | 1.1K | 99.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 5 | 987 |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 535 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 81 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 215d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
smith-logging
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
custom-tracing-logger
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
emit
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smith-logging | custom-tracing-logger | emit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 | 1.17.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 6 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 22KB | 77KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •emit leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •emit is depended on by 535 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •smith-logging, custom-tracing-logger are pre-1.0 — API may change.