Decision Workspace
aes-prng vs mod-rand vs oorandom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
aes-prng
growingv0.2.2
Pseudo-random number generator based on AES
58
mod-rand
experimentalv1.0.0
Tiered randomness for Rust: fast PRNG, process-unique seeds, and OS-backed cryptographic random — plus bounded ranges, strings, tokens, shuffle, sample, and weighted choice. Zero dependencies, MSRV 1.75.
56
oorandom
growingv11.1.5
A tiny, robust PRNG implementation.
Core Metrics
| aes-prng | mod-rand | oorandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 178.9K | 270 | 210.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.9K | 0 | 11.4M |
| Dependents | 6 | 16 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 421d ago | 56d ago | 493d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 2m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
aes-prng
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
mod-rand
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
oorandom
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| aes-prng | mod-rand | oorandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.0.0 | 11.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 90KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mod-rand leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oorandom has the most downloads (210.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •oorandom is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aes-prng, oorandom have not been updated in over a year.
- •aes-prng is pre-1.0 — API may change.