Decision Workspace
short-id vs caretta-id vs tagid-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
short-id
experimentalv0.5.0
Tiny crate for generating short, URL-safe, random or time-ordered IDs.
58
caretta-id
experimentalv0.12.2
Renamed to grain-id — see https://crates.io/crates/grain-id
56
tagid-derive
stablev1.2.0
Defines a derive macro for the tagid newtype labeled tagging for different types of ids.
Core Metrics
| short-id | caretta-id | tagid-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 267 | 1.4K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 59d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
short-id
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
caretta-id
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
tagid-derive
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| short-id | caretta-id | tagid-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.12.2 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 39KB | 2KB |
| Features | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caretta-id leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tagid-derive has the most downloads (1.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •short-id, caretta-id are pre-1.0 — API may change.