Decision Workspace
dandelion-random vs mod-rand vs oorandom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
dandelion-random
growingv0.3.1
a high performance non-cryptographic random number generator
60
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
| dandelion-random | mod-rand | oorandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 214 | 180.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 14.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 16 | 1.9K |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 7d ago | 444d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 14d | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
dandelion-random
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
mod-rand
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
oorandom
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| dandelion-random | mod-rand | oorandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.0.0 | 11.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Artistic-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 90KB | 24KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mod-rand leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oorandom has the most downloads (180.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •oorandom is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ oorandom has not been updated in over a year.
- •dandelion-random is pre-1.0 — API may change.