Decision Workspace
redoubt-rand vs product-os-random vs mod-rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
redoubt-rand
experimentalv0.0.1
Cross-platform cryptographic random number generation
63
product-os-random
growingv0.0.30
Product OS : Random provides a suite of random generator tools for different contexts. This includes random text, number and key generators including cryptographically secure random generation.
60
mod-rand
experimentalv1.0.0
Tiered randomness for Rust: fast PRNG, process-unique seeds, and OS-backed cryptographic random — plus bounded ranges, strings, tokens, shuffle, sample, and weighted choice. Zero dependencies, MSRV 1.75.
Core Metrics
| redoubt-rand | product-os-random | mod-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 768 | 38.7K | 214 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 36 | 140 | 16 |
| Releases | 7 | 28 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 97d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 6m | 2y 9m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
redoubt-rand
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
product-os-random
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mod-rand
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| redoubt-rand | product-os-random | mod-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.0.30 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 970B | 109KB | 90KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.69 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •product-os-random leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •product-os-random is depended on by 140 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •redoubt-rand, product-os-random are pre-1.0 — API may change.