Decision Workspace
unsafe_forestry vs forestry vs colog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
unsafe_forestry
growingv1.7.1
A simple cross-platform CLI logging library for Rust, now static and mutable
50
forestry
stablev1.10.1
A simple cross-platform CLI logging library for Rust
60
colog
growingv1.4.0
The `colog` library is a simple formatter backend for the standard rust logging system (in the `log` crate).
Core Metrics
| unsafe_forestry | forestry | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 50 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 147.0K | 326.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 22.2K | 70.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 396 |
| Releases | 2 | 22 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 445d ago | 120d ago | 196d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 1y 4m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
unsafe_forestry
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
forestry
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
colog
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| unsafe_forestry | forestry | colog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.1 | 1.10.1 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 14KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colog leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colog is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unsafe_forestry has not been updated in over a year.