Decision Workspace
botagent vs pcre2 vs pcre2-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
botagent
growingv0.1.0
A bot user agent detection library using regex patterns.
54
pcre2
growingv0.2.11
High level wrapper library for PCRE2.
46
pcre2-sys
growingv0.2.10
Low level bindings to PCRE2.
Core Metrics
| botagent | pcre2 | pcre2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 54 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 1.4M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 119.7K | 121.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 215 | 14 |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 577d ago | 183d ago | 187d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 7y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
botagent
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
pcre2
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
pcre2-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| botagent | pcre2 | pcre2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.11 | 0.2.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 32KB | 772KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcre2 leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcre2-sys has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pcre2 is depended on by 215 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ botagent has not been updated in over a year.