ulid

1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (40.0K/day), up 14% from the previous period.

5.5K crates depend on ulid. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

ulid has only 1 owner despite 5.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 24 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

At 17KB, ulid is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include utoipa-gen, fake, salvo_extra, salvo-oapi, surrealdb. When high-quality crates choose ulid, it's a strong quality signal.