Decision Workspace
poorentropy vs nanorand vs romu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
poorentropy
growingv0.2.0
Low-quality entropy generator for no_std crates
56
nanorand
growingv0.8.0
A tiny, fast, zero-dep library for random number generation.
58
romu
growingv0.8.0
A pseudo random number generator using the Romu algorithm.
Core Metrics
| poorentropy | nanorand | romu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 56 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 58.3M | 35.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 3.0M | 9.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 821 | 14 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 312d ago | 292d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 5y 6m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
poorentropy
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nanorand
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
romu
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| poorentropy | nanorand | romu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Zlib | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 21KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 15.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •romu leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanorand has the most downloads (58.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nanorand is depended on by 821 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.