Decision Workspace
rand_mt vs ya-rand vs stdrandom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
rand_mt
stablev6.0.3
Reference Mersenne Twister random number generators.
61
ya-rand
growingv2.0.2
A crate for simple and fast random number generation
54
stdrandom
growingv0.3.0
Generate random numbers using only Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| rand_mt | ya-rand | stdrandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 61 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 11.1K | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 238.9K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 149 | 10 | 31 |
| Releases | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 235d ago | 368d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 1y 3m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
rand_mt
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
ya-rand
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
stdrandom
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rand_mt | ya-rand | stdrandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.3 | 2.0.2 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 20KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.89 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rand_mt leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rand_mt is depended on by 149 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stdrandom has not been updated in over a year.
- •stdrandom is pre-1.0 — API may change.