Decision Workspace
tracing-loki-but-better vs tracing-loki vs loki-api
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
tracing-loki-but-better
experimentalv0.1.4
A tracing layer for shipping logs to Grafana Loki
48
tracing-loki
growingv0.2.6
A tracing layer for shipping logs to Grafana Loki
47
loki-api
growingv0.1.3
Protobuf types used by the Grafana Loki HTTP API
Core Metrics
| tracing-loki-but-better | tracing-loki | loki-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 887 | 2.5M | 2.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 71 | 129.7K | 131.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 265 | 19 |
| Releases | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 111d ago | 438d ago | 438d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4y | 4y |
Health Breakdown
tracing-loki-but-better
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tracing-loki
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
loki-api
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tracing-loki-but-better | tracing-loki | loki-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.6 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 25KB | 3KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing-loki leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •loki-api has the most downloads (2.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tracing-loki is depended on by 265 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tracing-loki, loki-api have not been updated in over a year.