Decision Workspace
fastnoise-lite vs noise-functions vs libnoise
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
fastnoise-lite
growingv1.1.1
FastNoise Lite is an extremely portable open source noise generation library with a large selection of noise algorithms
62
noise-functions
growingv0.8.2
A collection of fast and lightweight noise functions.
50
libnoise
growingv1.2.0
A simple, performant, and customizable procedural noise generation library.
Core Metrics
| fastnoise-lite | noise-functions | libnoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 62 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 58.7K | 18.5K | 21.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.7K | 466 | 506 |
| Dependents | 39 | 20 | 22 |
| Releases | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 752d ago | 84d ago | 332d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 1y 11m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
fastnoise-lite
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
noise-functions
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
libnoise
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fastnoise-lite | noise-functions | libnoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.8.2 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 74KB | 5.5MB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •noise-functions leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastnoise-lite has the most downloads (58.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fastnoise-lite has not been updated in over a year.
- •noise-functions is pre-1.0 — API may change.