Decision Workspace
fastripgrep vs grep-index vs fast-grep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
fastripgrep
experimentalv0.3.0
Fast regex search with sparse n-gram indexing — faster than ripgrep on every pattern type
35
grep-index
growingv0.0.1
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
50
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
| fastripgrep | grep-index | fast-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 35 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 1.8K | 56 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 2261d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y 2m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
fastripgrep
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
grep-index
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
fast-grep
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fastripgrep | grep-index | fast-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 7KB | 128KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-grep leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grep-index has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ grep-index has not been updated in over a year.