Decision Workspace
syslog-tracing vs tracing-rfc-5424 vs opentelemetry-otlp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
syslog-tracing
growingv0.3.1
syslog backend for `tracing`
51
tracing-rfc-5424
growingv0.2.1
A tracing layer that writes to syslog
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
Core Metrics
| syslog-tracing | tracing-rfc-5424 | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 51 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 789.4K | 25.1K | 87.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 137.8K | 623 | 8.2M |
| Dependents | 55 | 12 | 7.6K |
| Releases | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 692d ago | 76d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 3y 5m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
syslog-tracing
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
tracing-rfc-5424
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| syslog-tracing | tracing-rfc-5424 | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.31.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 31KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-otlp leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ syslog-tracing has not been updated in over a year.