Decision Workspace
rs-snowflake vs snowflake-ng vs snowflake_me
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rs-snowflake
growingv0.6.0
Rust version of the Twitter snowflake algorithm.
48
snowflake-ng
growingv0.1.5
Dead easy and high performance `snowflake` implemented in Rust.
54
snowflake_me
growingv0.5.0
A distributed unique ID generator inspired by Twitter's Snowflake
Core Metrics
| rs-snowflake | snowflake-ng | snowflake_me | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 48 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 14.3K | 14.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 57.3K | 2.2K | 291 |
| Dependents | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1474d ago | 514d ago | 190d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 1y 5m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rs-snowflake
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
snowflake-ng
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
snowflake_me
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rs-snowflake | snowflake-ng | snowflake_me | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.1.5 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •snowflake_me leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rs-snowflake has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rs-snowflake, snowflake-ng have not been updated in over a year.