Decision Workspace
pcg-mwc vs oorandom vs smallrand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pcg-mwc
growingv0.2.1
A fast non-cryptographic psudo random number generator
56
oorandom
growingv11.1.5
A tiny, robust PRNG implementation.
51
smallrand
growingv1.0.1
Random number generation with absolutely minimal dependencies and no unsafe code.
Core Metrics
| pcg-mwc | oorandom | smallrand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 129.8K | 155.6M | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 11.2M | 122 |
| Dependents | 8 | 1.9K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 17 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1754d ago | 385d ago | 276d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 6y 8m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
pcg-mwc
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
oorandom
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
smallrand
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pcg-mwc | oorandom | smallrand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 11.1.5 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT-0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 24KB | 27KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oorandom leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oorandom is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcg-mwc, oorandom have not been updated in over a year.
- •pcg-mwc is pre-1.0 — API may change.