Decision Workspace
tracers vs bpf-tracing-include vs bpftrace-mcp-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
tracers
growingv0.1.0
Generates very low overhead native trace points using stable Rust
42
bpf-tracing-include
experimentalv0.0.1
The C headers for bpf-tracing
37
bpftrace-mcp-server
experimentalv0.1.1
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with access to bpftrace kernel tracing capabilities
Core Metrics
| tracers | bpf-tracing-include | bpftrace-mcp-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 42 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 15 | 923 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2319d ago | today | 238d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 1d | 7m |
Health Breakdown
tracers
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
bpf-tracing-include
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
bpftrace-mcp-server
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tracers | bpf-tracing-include | bpftrace-mcp-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 2KB | 4.3MB |
| Features | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bpf-tracing-include leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracers has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tracers has not been updated in over a year.