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tonic-tracing-opentelemetry vs opentelemetry-semantic-conventions vs opentelemetry-otlp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
tonic-tracing-opentelemetry
growingv0.38.0
Middlewares and tools to integrate tonic + tracing + opentelemetry.
76
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
growingv0.32.1
Semantic conventions for OpenTelemetry
73
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.32.0
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
Core Metrics
| tonic-tracing-opentelemetry | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 76 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M | 116.3M | 123.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 130.3K | 3.7M | 6.6M |
| Dependents | 6 | 4.7K | 12.3K |
| Releases | 31 | 25 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 18d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 5y 9m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
tonic-tracing-opentelemetry
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tonic-tracing-opentelemetry | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | opentelemetry-otlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.38.0 | 0.32.1 | 0.32.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 2 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 124KB | 77KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| Yanked % | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-semantic-conventions leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •opentelemetry-otlp has the most downloads (123.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 12.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.