Decision Workspace
rate_limiters vs ratelimit vs rater
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rate_limiters
experimentalv0.1.8
Flexible and easy-to-use Rust library for implementing rate limits.
70
ratelimit
stablev1.0.0
A lock-free token bucket ratelimiter
59
rater
experimentalv0.1.2
High-performance, lock-free, thread-safe rate limiter using token bucket algorithm with per-IP rate limiting support
Core Metrics
| rate_limiters | ratelimit | rater | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 15.5M | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 835.6K | 47 |
| Dependents | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 30 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 202d ago | 7d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 7m | 10y 5m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
rate_limiters
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ratelimit
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rater
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rate_limiters | ratelimit | rater | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 15KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratelimit leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratelimit is depended on by 267 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rate_limiters, rater are pre-1.0 — API may change.