Decision Workspace
snl vs colog vs r3bl_simple_logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
snl
experimentalv0.2.0
snl (snail) slows the output down, think 'tail -f' but at a configurable constant output rate
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
53
r3bl_simple_logger
growingv0.2.0
DEPRECATED: Use r3bl_tui instead. Replacement for the simplelog crate.
Core Metrics
| snl | colog | r3bl_simple_logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 588 | 326.6K | 400.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 70.2K | 6.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 396 | 13 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 184d ago | 196d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 6m | 8y 11m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
snl
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
r3bl_simple_logger
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| snl | colog | r3bl_simple_logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | LGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 28KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •r3bl_simple_logger has the most downloads (400.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •snl, r3bl_simple_logger are pre-1.0 — API may change.