Decision Workspace
timebased-id vs snowflake_me vs idworker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
timebased-id
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight Rust library for generating unique identifiers based on system uptime and Unix timestamp. Perfect for applications that need simple, fast, and unique ID generation without external dependencies.
54
snowflake_me
growingv0.5.0
A distributed unique ID generator inspired by Twitter's Snowflake
58
idworker
growingv1.0.1
A high-performance distributed ID generator library implementing Snowflake algorithm variants with multiple optimization modes for different performance requirements.
Core Metrics
| timebased-id | snowflake_me | idworker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 54 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 14.5K | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 291 | 30 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 190d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
timebased-id
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
snowflake_me
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
idworker
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| timebased-id | snowflake_me | idworker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 28KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •idworker leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snowflake_me has the most downloads (14.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •timebased-id, snowflake_me are pre-1.0 — API may change.