Decision Workspace
hora-id vs nulid vs rusty_ulid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
hora-id
growingv0.3.0
A 64-bit time-based sorted unique ID generator that includes the current time in the ID
58
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
| hora-id | nulid | rusty_ulid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 1.1K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 245 | 10.5K |
| Dependents | 1 | 2 | 254 |
| Releases | 4 | 24 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 190d ago | 11d ago | 1154d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 3m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hora-id
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nulid
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rusty_ulid
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hora-id | nulid | rusty_ulid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.10.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 24 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 106KB | 45KB |
| Features | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nulid leads with a health score of 58/100, 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 254 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rusty_ulid has not been updated in over a year.
- •hora-id, nulid are pre-1.0 — API may change.