Decision Workspace
rand_chacha vs ya-rand vs rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
rand_chacha
growingv0.10.0
ChaCha random number generator
60
ya-rand
growingv2.0.2
A crate for simple and fast random number generation
76
rand
growingv0.10.2
Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
Core Metrics
| rand_chacha | ya-rand | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 60 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2B | 11.2K | 1.4B |
| 30d Downloads | 53.9M | 0 | 74.0M |
| Dependents | 23.3K | 10 | 364.1K |
| Releases | 16 | 19 | 92 |
| Last Updated | 161d ago | 284d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 1y 5m | 11y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rand_chacha
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ya-rand
Maintenance
10
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
rand
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rand_chacha | ya-rand | rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 2.0.2 | 0.10.2 |
| 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 | 104KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rand is depended on by 364.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rand_chacha, rand are pre-1.0 — API may change.