Decision Workspace
stdrandom vs drand48 vs rand_mt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
stdrandom
growingv0.3.0
Generate random numbers using only Rust standard library
51
drand48
experimentalv0.2.0
drand48 - POSIX.1 standard LCG random number generator
70
rand_mt
stablev6.0.3
Reference Mersenne Twister random number generators.
Core Metrics
| stdrandom | drand48 | rand_mt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 3.2K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 238.9K |
| Dependents | 31 | 0 | 149 |
| Releases | 18 | 7 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 368d ago | 363d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 1y | 12m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
stdrandom
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
drand48
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rand_mt
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| stdrandom | drand48 | rand_mt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.0 | 6.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 9KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | 1.56 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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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, drand48 are pre-1.0 — API may change.