Decision Workspace
rater vs ratelimit vs throttlecrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
rater
experimentalv0.1.2
High-performance, lock-free, thread-safe rate limiter using token bucket algorithm with per-IP rate limiting support
71
ratelimit
stablev2.0.0
A lock-free token bucket ratelimiter
58
throttlecrab
experimentalv0.4.37
A high-performance GCRA (Generic Cell Rate Algorithm) rate limiter library
Core Metrics
| rater | ratelimit | throttlecrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 71 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 19.7M | 18.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 274 | 37 |
| Releases | 3 | 31 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 65d ago | 34d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 9m | 10y 7m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
rater
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ratelimit
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
throttlecrab
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rater | ratelimit | throttlecrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 2.0.0 | 0.4.37 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 19KB | 29KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratelimit leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratelimit is depended on by 274 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rater, throttlecrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.