Decision Workspace
tracing-opentelemetry vs opentelemetry-zipkin vs opentelemetry-jaeger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
tracing-opentelemetry
growingv0.32.1
OpenTelemetry integration for tracing
62
opentelemetry-zipkin
growingv0.31.0
Zipkin exporter for OpenTelemetry
61
opentelemetry-jaeger
growingv0.22.0
Jaeger exporter for OpenTelemetry
Core Metrics
| tracing-opentelemetry | opentelemetry-zipkin | opentelemetry-jaeger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 130.0M | 2.3M | 16.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 10.4M | 91.0K | 819.4K |
| Dependents | 11.4K | 462 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 38 | 30 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 74d ago | 183d ago | 681d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6y | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tracing-opentelemetry
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-zipkin
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-jaeger
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tracing-opentelemetry | opentelemetry-zipkin | opentelemetry-jaeger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.1 | 0.31.0 | 0.22.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 17 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 157KB | 107KB | 133KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 4 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tracing-opentelemetry leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tracing-opentelemetry is depended on by 11.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ opentelemetry-jaeger has not been updated in over a year.