Decision Workspace
rand-mersenne-twister vs vrd vs mersenne_twister
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
rand-mersenne-twister
growingv0.1.0
Rust implementation of Mersenne Twister PRNG algorithm
63
vrd
growingv0.0.10
A lightweight, no_std-friendly random number generator backed by Xoshiro256++ with optional Mersenne Twister support.
45
mersenne_twister
growingv1.1.1
Mersenne Twister pseudorandom number generator
Core Metrics
| rand-mersenne-twister | vrd | mersenne_twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 63 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 120.7K | 220.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 3818d ago | 26d ago | 3050d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 3y 3m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rand-mersenne-twister
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
vrd
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
mersenne_twister
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| rand-mersenne-twister | vrd | mersenne_twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.10 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 66KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vrd leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mersenne_twister has the most downloads (220.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rand-mersenne-twister, mersenne_twister have not been updated in over a year.
- •rand-mersenne-twister, vrd are pre-1.0 — API may change.