Decision Workspace
vrl vs ddquery-core vs sideways
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
vrl
growingv0.34.0
Vector Remap Language
54
ddquery-core
experimentalv0.2.0
A pure-Rust parser and explainer for Datadog monitor queries: tokenize a raw monitor query into a typed, serializable AST, then render it to JSON or a plain-language summary.
52
sideways
experimentalv0.1.6
Observability from the side - Datadog tracing and StatsD metrics for Rust services
Core Metrics
| vrl | ddquery-core | sideways | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6M | 177 | 649 |
| 30d Downloads | 69.5K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 259 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 37 | 5 | 7 |
| Last Updated | today | 26d ago | 69d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 26d | 7m |
Health Breakdown
vrl
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ddquery-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
sideways
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vrl | ddquery-core | sideways | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.34.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 126 | 5 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 758KB | 35KB | 27KB |
| Features | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vrl leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vrl is depended on by 259 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.