Decision Workspace
wyrand vs fastrand vs wyhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
wyrand
growingv0.4.1
A fast & portable non-cryptographic pseudorandom number generator and hashing algorithm
67
fastrand
growingv2.3.0
A simple and fast random number generator
53
wyhash
growingv0.6.0
Rust implementation of the WyHash fast portable non-cryptographic hashing algorithm and random number generator.
Core Metrics
| wyrand | fastrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 67 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 73.4K | 555.8M | 6.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.5K | 38.2M | 877.2K |
| Dependents | 33 | 43.9K | 225 |
| Releases | 14 | 27 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 474d ago | 308d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 10m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
wyrand
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
fastrand
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
wyhash
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wyrand | fastrand | wyhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 2.3.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 15KB | 14KB |
| Features | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.36 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastrand leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastrand is depended on by 43.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fastrand has not been updated in over a year.
- •wyrand, wyhash are pre-1.0 — API may change.