Decision Workspace
tiny_bail vs tracing-attributes vs custom_error
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
tiny_bail
growingv0.7.0
Small but flexible macros for bailing on failure.
62
tracing-attributes
growingv0.1.31
Procedural macro attributes for automatically instrumenting functions.
60
custom_error
growingv1.9.2
Define custom errors without boilerplate using the custom_error! macro.
Core Metrics
| tiny_bail | tracing-attributes | custom_error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 40.2K | 453.2M | 590.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.9K | 36.1M | 17.1K |
| Dependents | 33 | 655 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 12 | 32 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 184d ago | 121d ago | 1811d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 6y 7m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tiny_bail
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tracing-attributes
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
custom_error
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tiny_bail | tracing-attributes | custom_error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.31 | 1.9.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 40KB | 11KB |
| Features | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing-attributes leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •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.