Decision Workspace
tracing-otel-extra vs opentelemetry-otlp vs opentelemetry
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
tracing-otel-extra
experimentalv0.31.6
Bootstrap utilities for tracing and OpenTelemetry integration.
76
opentelemetry-otlp
growingv0.31.1
Exporter for the OpenTelemetry Collector
68
opentelemetry
growingv0.31.0
OpenTelemetry API for Rust
Core Metrics
| tracing-otel-extra | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 76 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3K | 87.9M | 168.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 8.2M | 13.2M |
| Dependents | 12 | 7.6K | 15.7K |
| Releases | 20 | 25 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 79d ago | 8d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5y 7m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tracing-otel-extra
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
opentelemetry-otlp
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
opentelemetry
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tracing-otel-extra | opentelemetry-otlp | opentelemetry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.6 | 0.31.1 | 0.31.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 53KB | 87KB |
| Features | 8 | 25 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 15.0% | 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 has the most downloads (168.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •opentelemetry is depended on by 15.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.