Decision Workspace
try-ascii vs redact vs os_observatory
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
try-ascii
growingv1.1.0
Helper to format byte slices that probably/mostly contain ASCII-encoded text
58
redact
growingv0.1.11
A simple library for keeping secrets out of logs.
53
os_observatory
experimentalv0.1.1
Independent, no-deps observability toolkit for OS development: logging, tracing, and panic reporting designed for no_std environments.
Core Metrics
| try-ascii | redact | os_observatory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8K | 1.9M | 82 |
| 30d Downloads | 234 | 90.1K | 82 |
| Dependents | 7 | 148 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 763d ago | 254d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 3y 2m | 24d |
Health Breakdown
try-ascii
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
redact
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
os_observatory
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| try-ascii | redact | os_observatory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.1.11 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | OLFL-1.3 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 9KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •redact leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •redact is depended on by 148 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ try-ascii has not been updated in over a year.
- •redact, os_observatory are pre-1.0 — API may change.