Decision Workspace
tracer vs rtrace vs bs-trace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
24
tracer
growingv0.1.0
A pet raytracer to test overall pseudo-performance and multi-threading
38
rtrace
growingv1.0.0
A pet raytracer to test overall pseudo-performance and multi-threading
43
bs-trace
growingv0.3.0
Free RayTracing software
Core Metrics
| tracer | rtrace | bs-trace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 24 | 38 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 6.5K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 3371d ago | 425d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 11y 1m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tracer
Maintenance
1
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
rtrace
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
bs-trace
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tracer | rtrace | bs-trace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 340KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.79 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bs-trace leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rtrace has the most downloads (6.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tracer, rtrace, bs-trace have not been updated in over a year.
- •tracer, bs-trace are pre-1.0 — API may change.