Decision Workspace
stderr-logging vs colog vs traccia
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)
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
57
traccia
stablev3.0.0
A zero-dependency, flexible logging framework for Rust applications
Core Metrics
| stderr-logging | colog | traccia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 326.6K | 8.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 70.2K | 20 |
| Dependents | 1 | 396 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 3221d ago | 196d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 8y 10m | 8y 11m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
stderr-logging
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
traccia
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| stderr-logging | colog | traccia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.4.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 28KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| 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.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stderr-logging has not been updated in over a year.
- •stderr-logging is pre-1.0 — API may change.