Decision Workspace
tracing-dipstick vs opentelemetry-otlp vs tracing-subscriber
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
tracing-dipstick
growingv0.2.0
Bridge from tracing instrumentation to the dipstick metrics library
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
68
tracing-subscriber
growingv0.3.23
Utilities for implementing and composing `tracing` subscribers.
Core Metrics
| tracing-dipstick | opentelemetry-otlp | tracing-subscriber | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 76 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 87.9M | 358.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 7.9M | 27.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.6K | 130.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 25 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 1253d ago | 8d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 5y 7m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
tracing-dipstick
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tracing-subscriber
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tracing-dipstick | opentelemetry-otlp | tracing-subscriber | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.31.1 | 0.3.23 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 22 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 53KB | 214KB |
| Features | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •opentelemetry-otlp leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-subscriber has the most downloads (358.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-subscriber is depended on by 130.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tracing-dipstick has not been updated in over a year.