They solve roughly the same problem. Snowflake is able to create 64-bit unique IDs at the cost of needing a central coordinating service, this format uses 128 b

They solve roughly the same problem. Snowflake is able to create 64-bit unique IDs at the cost of needing a central coordinating service, this format uses 128 bits for IDs which lets them be created independently as long as you have the correct time.