Decision Workspace
tracing-android vs opentelemetry-appender-tracing vs android_logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
tracing-android
growingv0.2.0
Tracing layer to log to Android's logcat
65
opentelemetry-appender-tracing
growingv0.31.1
An OpenTelemetry log appender for the tracing crate
63
android_logger
growingv0.15.1
A logging implementation for `log` which hooks to android log output.
Core Metrics
| tracing-android | opentelemetry-appender-tracing | android_logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 405.3K | 6.4M | 17.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 28.4K | 1.1M | 879.3K |
| Dependents | 90 | 866 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 7 | 16 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1532d ago | 176d ago | 271d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 2y 8m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tracing-android
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
opentelemetry-appender-tracing
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
android_logger
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tracing-android | opentelemetry-appender-tracing | android_logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.31.1 | 0.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 27KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-appender-tracing leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •android_logger has the most downloads (17.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •android_logger is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tracing-android has not been updated in over a year.