Decision Workspace
rand_chacha vs ya-rand vs rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
rand_chacha
growingv0.10.0
ChaCha random number generator
61
ya-rand
growingv2.0.2
A crate for simple and fast random number generation
74
rand
growingv0.10.1
Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
Core Metrics
| rand_chacha | ya-rand | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 61 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0B | 11.1K | 1.2B |
| 30d Downloads | 84.0M | 0 | 106.5M |
| Dependents | 22.0K | 10 | 334.0K |
| Releases | 16 | 19 | 89 |
| Last Updated | 112d ago | 235d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 1y 3m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rand_chacha
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ya-rand
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
rand
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rand_chacha | ya-rand | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 2.0.2 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 20KB | 106KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rand leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rand is depended on by 334.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rand_chacha, rand are pre-1.0 — API may change.