Decision Workspace
rater vs ratelimit vs throttlecrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
rater
experimentalv0.1.2
High-performance, lock-free, thread-safe rate limiter using token bucket algorithm with per-IP rate limiting support
70
ratelimit
stablev1.0.0
A lock-free token bucket ratelimiter
55
throttlecrab
experimentalv0.4.35
A high-performance GCRA (Generic Cell Rate Algorithm) rate limiter library
Core Metrics
| rater | ratelimit | throttlecrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 70 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 15.5M | 17.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 835.6K | 658 |
| Dependents | 0 | 267 | 36 |
| Releases | 3 | 30 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 7d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 7m | 10y 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
rater
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ratelimit
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
throttlecrab
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rater | ratelimit | throttlecrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.0 | 0.4.35 |
| 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 | 15KB | 28KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.2% |
| 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 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratelimit is depended on by 267 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rater, throttlecrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.