Decision Workspace
tiny_bail vs custom_error vs tracing-attributes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
tiny_bail
growingv0.7.0
Small but flexible macros for bailing on failure.
60
custom_error
growingv1.9.2
Define custom errors without boilerplate using the custom_error! macro.
60
tracing-attributes
growingv0.1.31
Procedural macro attributes for automatically instrumenting functions.
Core Metrics
| tiny_bail | custom_error | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 50.1K | 627.7K | 537.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.0K | 20.0K | 48.3M |
| Dependents | 34 | 1.0K | 660 |
| Releases | 12 | 17 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 244d ago | 1870d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 7y 6m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
tiny_bail
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
custom_error
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
tracing-attributes
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tiny_bail | custom_error | tracing-attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 1.9.2 | 0.1.31 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 11KB | 40KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •custom_error leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-attributes has the most downloads (537.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •custom_error is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ custom_error has not been updated in over a year.
- •tiny_bail, tracing-attributes are pre-1.0 — API may change.