Decision Workspace
idgenerator vs idworker vs snowflake_me
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
idgenerator
growingv2.0.0
A powerful unique id generator. Shorter ID and faster generation with a new snowflake drift algorithm. The core is to shorten the ID length, but also can have a very high instantaneous concurrent processing capacity, and powerful configuration capacity.
58
idworker
growingv1.0.1
A high-performance distributed ID generator library implementing Snowflake algorithm variants with multiple optimization modes for different performance requirements.
54
snowflake_me
growingv0.5.0
A distributed unique ID generator inspired by Twitter's Snowflake
Core Metrics
| idgenerator | idworker | snowflake_me | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 86.7K | 2.2K | 14.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.7K | 31 | 296 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Releases | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1508d ago | 50d ago | 190d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 6m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
idgenerator
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
idworker
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
snowflake_me
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| idgenerator | idworker | snowflake_me | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 11KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •idworker leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •idgenerator has the most downloads (86.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ idgenerator has not been updated in over a year.
- •snowflake_me is pre-1.0 — API may change.