Decision Workspace
aes-prng vs oorandom vs mc-rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
aes-prng
growingv0.2.2
Pseudo-random number generator based on AES
56
oorandom
growingv11.1.5
A tiny, robust PRNG implementation.
55
mc-rand
growingv1.1.0
A platform abstraction layer providing a cryptographic RNG, `McRng`
Core Metrics
| aes-prng | oorandom | mc-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 131.4K | 155.6M | 62.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.7K | 11.2M | 504 |
| Dependents | 6 | 1.9K | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 385d ago | 1096d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 6y 8m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
aes-prng
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
oorandom
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
mc-rand
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| aes-prng | oorandom | mc-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 11.1.5 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 24KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oorandom leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oorandom is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ oorandom, mc-rand have not been updated in over a year.
- •aes-prng is pre-1.0 — API may change.