Decision Workspace
noise-functions vs noise-functions-config vs fastnoise-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
noise-functions
growingv0.8.5
A collection of fast and lightweight noise functions.
55
noise-functions-config
growingv0.10.1
Configurable noise generator for `noise-functions`.
53
fastnoise-lite
growingv1.1.1
FastNoise Lite is an extremely portable open source noise generation library with a large selection of noise algorithms
Core Metrics
| noise-functions | noise-functions-config | fastnoise-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 21.1K | 12.9K | 77.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 0 | 15.2K |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| Releases | 18 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 46d ago | 811d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 2y 1m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
noise-functions
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
noise-functions-config
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
fastnoise-lite
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| noise-functions | noise-functions-config | fastnoise-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5 | 0.10.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 5KB | 27KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •noise-functions leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastnoise-lite has the most downloads (77.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fastnoise-lite has not been updated in over a year.
- •noise-functions, noise-functions-config are pre-1.0 — API may change.