Decision Workspace
bufrng vs weird-data vs rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
bufrng
growingv1.0.2
An RNG that generates 'random' numbers copied from a given buffer. INTENDED FOR TESTING AND FUZZING ONLY!!
46
weird-data
growingv0.2.0
Generate random data in such a way as to make rare edge-cases very likely.
73
rand
growingv0.10.0
Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
Core Metrics
| bufrng | weird-data | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 46 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3K | 5.5K | 996.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 121 | 48 | 77.6M |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 301.4K |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 85 |
| Last Updated | 2353d ago | 812d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 2y 2m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
bufrng
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
weird-data
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rand
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bufrng | weird-data | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 7KB | 106KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rand leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rand is depended on by 301.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bufrng, weird-data have not been updated in over a year.
- •weird-data, rand are pre-1.0 — API may change.