Decision Workspace
tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk vs opentelemetry-otlp vs opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk
growingv0.32.4
A set of helpers to build OpenTelemetry instrumentation based on `tracing` crate.
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
70
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
growingv0.31.0
Semantic conventions for OpenTelemetry
Core Metrics
| tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 76 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 13.9M | 87.9M | 93.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 815.8K | 8.2M | 7.6M |
| Dependents | 188 | 7.6K | 3.8K |
| Releases | 34 | 25 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 8d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 5y 7m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry-semantic-conventions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.4 | 0.31.1 | 0.31.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 22 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 53KB | 96KB |
| Features | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (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.
- •opentelemetry-semantic-conventions has the most downloads (93.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry-otlp is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.