Decision Workspace
diehardest vs rand_distr vs zipf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
diehardest
growingv1.0.0
A new approach to randomness testing.
68
rand_distr
growingv0.6.0
Sampling from random number distributions
52
zipf
growingv7.0.2
A fast generator of discrete, bounded Zipf-distributed random numbers
Core Metrics
| diehardest | rand_distr | zipf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 101.6M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 9.1M | 55.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10.5K | 245 |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 3408d ago | 45d ago | 412d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 6y 9m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
diehardest
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
rand_distr
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
zipf
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| diehardest | rand_distr | zipf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.6.0 | 7.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 80KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rand_distr leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rand_distr is depended on by 10.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ diehardest, zipf have not been updated in over a year.
- •rand_distr is pre-1.0 — API may change.