Decision Workspace
stderr-logging vs colog vs stderrlog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
stderr-logging
growingv0.0.1
stderr logging (macros and ANSI terminal support; does not do anything on Windows)
59
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
56
stderrlog
growingv0.6.0
Logger that logs to stderr based on verbosity specified
Core Metrics
| stderr-logging | colog | stderrlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 59 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 436.9K | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 58.0K | 93.0K |
| Dependents | 1 | 446 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 3280d ago | 255d ago | 845d ago |
| Age | 8y 12m | 9y 1m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
stderr-logging
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
colog
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
stderrlog
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| stderr-logging | colog | stderrlog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.4.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 28KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.48 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •stderrlog has the most downloads (3.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •stderrlog is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stderr-logging, stderrlog have not been updated in over a year.
- •stderr-logging, stderrlog are pre-1.0 — API may change.