Decision Workspace
easy-regex vs simple-regex vs pest_meta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
easy-regex
growingv0.11.7
Make long regular expressions like pseudocodes
38
simple-regex
growingv1.0.1
😎 Simple and readable way of writing regular expressions
74
pest_meta
stablev2.8.6
pest meta language parser and validator
Core Metrics
| easy-regex | simple-regex | pest_meta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 38 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8K | 2.8K | 181.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 21 | 13.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1461d ago | 845d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 4y | 2y 3m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
easy-regex
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
simple-regex
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pest_meta
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| easy-regex | simple-regex | pest_meta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.7 | 1.0.1 | 2.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 7KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 83.3% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pest_meta leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pest_meta is depended on by 288 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠easy-regex, simple-regex have not been updated in over a year.
- •easy-regex is pre-1.0 — API may change.