Decision Workspace
utcnow vs utc2k vs system-idle-time
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
utcnow
growingv0.2.7
Get the current unixtime in a no-std context
57
utc2k
growingv0.19.1
A fast and lean UTC date/time library concerned only with happenings in this century (2000-2099).
54
system-idle-time
experimentalv1.0.4
A cross-platform Rust library for getting the last user input on the system.
Core Metrics
| utcnow | utc2k | system-idle-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 64.5K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 49.1K | 136 | 214 |
| Dependents | 55 | 64 | 2 |
| Releases | 18 | 62 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 471d ago | 22d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 4y 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
utcnow
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
utc2k
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
system-idle-time
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| utcnow | utc2k | system-idle-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 0.19.1 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | WTFPL | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 67KB | 12KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utc2k leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •utcnow has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ utcnow has not been updated in over a year.
- •utcnow, utc2k are pre-1.0 — API may change.