Decision Workspace
tailtales vs log-watcher vs ddlogs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
tailtales
growingv0.2.3
Flexible log viewer for logfmt and other formats with LUA scripting, filtering, filtering expressions, and real-time pipe following.
47
log-watcher
experimentalv0.2.1
Real-time log file monitoring with pattern highlighting and desktop notifications
46
ddlogs
experimentalv0.1.4
A CLI tool for tailing and querying Datadog logs
Core Metrics
| tailtales | log-watcher | ddlogs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 19.2K | 2.8K | 92 |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 14 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 33 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 158d ago | 107d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
tailtales
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
log-watcher
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ddlogs
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tailtales | log-watcher | ddlogs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 19 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 590KB | 53KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •log-watcher leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tailtales has the most downloads (19.2K), suggesting wider adoption.