Decision Workspace
nanoid vs nano-id vs randoid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
nanoid
growingv0.4.0
A tiny, secure, URL-friendly, unique string ID generator for Rust.
51
nano-id
growingv0.4.0
A tiny, secure, URL-friendly, unique string ID generator for Rust
42
randoid
growingv0.3.0
Implementation of nanoid ids that doesn't requre allocation
Core Metrics
| nanoid | nano-id | randoid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 51 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 14.0M | 50.3K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 478 | 37 |
| Dependents | 7.4K | 35 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1816d ago | 663d ago | 1152d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 4y 11m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
nanoid
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nano-id
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
randoid
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nanoid | nano-id | randoid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 8KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nano-id leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanoid has the most downloads (14.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nanoid is depended on by 7.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nanoid, nano-id, randoid have not been updated in over a year.