Decision Workspace
rand-wyrand vs wyrand vs wyhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rand-wyrand
growingv0.3.0
The extremely fast WyRand PRNG for the rand ecosystem of crates.
58
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
| rand-wyrand | wyrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 90.6K | 8.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.6K | 347.2K |
| Dependents | 9 | 77 | 269 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 386d ago | 143d ago | 416d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3y 3m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
rand-wyrand
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wyrand
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wyhash
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rand-wyrand | wyrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 23KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wyrand leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wyhash has the most downloads (8.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wyhash is depended on by 269 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rand-wyrand, wyhash have not been updated in over a year.