Decision Workspace
cuid2gen vs idt vs idgen-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cuid2gen
growingv0.1.3
A command-line tool for generating CUID2 identifiers
47
idt
experimentalv0.1.19
A fast, ergonomic CLI tool for working with various ID formats
44
idgen-cli
experimentalv1.4.1
A lightweight, powerful CLI tool for generating UUIDs (v1-v5), NanoIDs, CUIDs, ULIDs, and MongoDB ObjectIDs.
Core Metrics
| cuid2gen | idt | idgen-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 357 | 57 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 193 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 479d ago | today | 120d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
cuid2gen
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
idt
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
idgen-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cuid2gen | idt | idgen-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.19 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 22 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 120KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.94.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •idt leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cuid2gen has the most downloads (1.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cuid2gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •cuid2gen, idt are pre-1.0 — API may change.