Decision Workspace
transcendent vs rand vs fastrand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
transcendent
growingv0.3.2
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76
rand
growingv0.10.2
Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
71
fastrand
stablev2.4.1
A simple and fast random number generator
Core Metrics
| transcendent | rand | fastrand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 76 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 1.4B | 745.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 69.5M | 34.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 364.1K | 50.5K |
| Releases | 4 | 92 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 813d ago | 2d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 11y 5m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
transcendent
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rand
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
fastrand
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| transcendent | rand | fastrand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.10.2 | 2.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 104KB | 21KB |
| Features | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 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.
- •⚠ transcendent has not been updated in over a year.
- •transcendent, rand are pre-1.0 — API may change.