Decision Workspace
ciid vs nulid vs rusty_ulid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
ciid
growingv0.2.2
`ciid` is a utility to derive a chronologically sortable, unique identifier for images.
60
nulid
experimentalv0.10.1
Nanosecond-Precision Universally Lexicographically Sortable Identifier
56
rusty_ulid
growingv2.0.0
Rust ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier) generation and processing
Core Metrics
| ciid | nulid | rusty_ulid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 1.8K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 9.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 135 | 261 |
| Releases | 5 | 24 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 529d ago | 70d ago | 1213d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 5m | 8y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ciid
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nulid
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rusty_ulid
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ciid | nulid | rusty_ulid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.10.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 24 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 106KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nulid leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusty_ulid has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rusty_ulid is depended on by 261 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ciid, rusty_ulid have not been updated in over a year.
- •ciid, nulid are pre-1.0 — API may change.