Decision Workspace
elgrep vs sift-core vs fast-grep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
elgrep
experimentalv0.6.0
A high-performance ripgrep alternative using a sparse n-gram index
53
sift-core
experimentalv0.6.0
Indexed regex search over codebases (library + grep-like CLI)
48
fast-grep
experimentalv0.3.1
Indexed regex search. 6-25x faster than ripgrep on large codebases via sparse n-gram index, position masks, and mmap'd posting lists.
Core Metrics
| elgrep | sift-core | fast-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 172 | 73 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 19d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 5d | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
elgrep
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
sift-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
fast-grep
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| elgrep | sift-core | fast-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 21 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 235KB | 94KB | 128KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.96 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sift-core leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.