Decision Workspace
squirrel3-rs vs wyhash vs simple_rng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
squirrel3-rs
growingv0.1.2
Simple and reliable random number generator.
53
wyhash
growingv0.6.0
Rust implementation of the WyHash fast portable non-cryptographic hashing algorithm and random number generator.
47
simple_rng
experimentalv0.4.0
A simple Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) for pseudo-random numbers
Core Metrics
| squirrel3-rs | wyhash | simple_rng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 53 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 6.8M | 95 |
| 30d Downloads | 97 | 877.2K | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1610d ago | 308d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 7y | 2m |
Health Breakdown
squirrel3-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wyhash
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
simple_rng
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| squirrel3-rs | wyhash | simple_rng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.6.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 14KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wyhash leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wyhash is depended on by 225 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ squirrel3-rs has not been updated in over a year.