Decision Workspace
globmatch vs fast-glob vs patternhunt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
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
fast-glob
stablev1.0.1
A high-performance glob matching crate for Rust
45
patternhunt
experimentalv0.4.0
A high-performance, cross-platform glob/pattern matching library for filesystem search with advanced pattern support and metadata filtering
Core Metrics
| globmatch | fast-glob | patternhunt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 67 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 172.1K | 897.5K | 790 |
| 30d Downloads | 16.1K | 271.2K | 5 |
| Dependents | 50 | 251 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 76d ago | 24d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 4y | 1y 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
globmatch
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
fast-glob
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
patternhunt
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| globmatch | fast-glob | patternhunt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.0.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 11KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-glob leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fast-glob is depended on by 251 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •globmatch, patternhunt are pre-1.0 — API may change.