Decision Workspace
vrd vs nanorand vs stdrandom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
vrd
growingv0.0.8
A Rust library for generating random and pseudo-random numbers based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm
56
nanorand
growingv0.8.0
A tiny, fast, zero-dep library for random number generation.
54
stdrandom
experimentalv0.3.0
Generate random numbers using only Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| vrd | nanorand | stdrandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 110.0K | 58.3M | 9.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.2K | 2.9M | 136 |
| Dependents | 50 | 821 | 31 |
| Releases | 8 | 18 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 577d ago | 292d ago | 309d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 5y 6m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
vrd
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
nanorand
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
stdrandom
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vrd | nanorand | stdrandom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.8 | 0.8.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 21KB | 14KB |
| Features | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | 1.56 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nanorand leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanorand is depended on by 821 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vrd has not been updated in over a year.