Decision Workspace
fast-glob vs globmatch vs zlob
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
fast-glob
stablev1.0.1
A high-performance glob matching crate for Rust
47
globmatch
growingv0.3.1
Cross platform glob matching with relative path components, against list of candidate paths determined by recursive iteration from a root directory.
67
zlob
experimentalv1.6.1
SIMD optimized glob pattern matching library faster than glob crate
Core Metrics
| fast-glob | globmatch | zlob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 47 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 220.0K | 57.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 233.4K | 8.8K | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 409 | 50 | 490 |
| Releases | 14 | 12 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 184d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 4y 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
fast-glob
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
globmatch
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
zlob
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fast-glob | globmatch | zlob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.3.1 | 1.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 21KB | 170KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-glob leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zlob is depended on by 490 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •globmatch is pre-1.0 — API may change.