Decision Workspace
obfstr vs wyrand vs wyhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
obfstr
growingv0.4.4
Compiletime string constant obfuscation for Rust
62
wyrand
growingv0.4.1
A fast & portable non-cryptographic pseudorandom number generator and hashing algorithm
53
wyhash
growingv0.6.0
Rust implementation of the WyHash fast portable non-cryptographic hashing algorithm and random number generator.
Core Metrics
| obfstr | wyrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 62 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M | 73.4K | 6.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 77.6K | 4.5K | 877.2K |
| Dependents | 167 | 33 | 225 |
| Releases | 15 | 14 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 538d ago | 35d ago | 308d ago |
| Age | 7y | 3y | 7y |
Health Breakdown
obfstr
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
wyrand
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wyhash
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| obfstr | wyrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.4.1 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 23KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wyrand leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wyhash has the most downloads (6.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wyhash is depended on by 225 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ obfstr has not been updated in over a year.