Decision Workspace
fastnoise2 vs noise-functions vs simdnoise
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
fastnoise2
growingv0.4.0
A safe Rust wrapper for FastNoise2, a node-based noise generation library optimized with SIMD.
62
noise-functions
growingv0.8.2
A collection of fast and lightweight noise functions.
55
simdnoise
growingv3.1.6
SIMD accelerate noise library with runtime feature detection
Core Metrics
| fastnoise2 | noise-functions | simdnoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 18.5K | 75.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 88 | 449 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 46 |
| Releases | 7 | 15 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 65d ago | 84d ago | 2127d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1y 11m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
fastnoise2
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
noise-functions
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
simdnoise
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fastnoise2 | noise-functions | simdnoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.8.2 | 3.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 547KB | 74KB | 19KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| 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.
- •simdnoise has the most downloads (75.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ simdnoise has not been updated in over a year.
- •fastnoise2, noise-functions are pre-1.0 — API may change.