Decision Workspace
grep-cli vs lightgrep vs perg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
grep-cli
growingv0.1.12
Utilities for search oriented command line applications.
50
lightgrep
experimentalv0.2.2
A fast, ergonomic grep-like tool in Rust
49
perg
growingv0.8.0
A fast, feature-rich text search tool similar to grep, written in Rust
Core Metrics
| grep-cli | lightgrep | perg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4M | 1.2K | 15.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 380.5K | 54 | 336 |
| Dependents | 410 | 0 | 278 |
| Releases | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 163d ago | 15d ago | 159d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 6m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
grep-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lightgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
perg
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| grep-cli | lightgrep | perg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.12 | 0.2.2 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •grep-cli leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grep-cli is depended on by 410 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.