Decision Workspace
grep-printer vs ripgrep vs grep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
grep-printer
growingv0.3.1
An implementation of the grep crate's Sink trait that provides standard printing of search results, similar to grep itself.
56
ripgrep
growingv15.1.0
ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches the current directory for a regex pattern while respecting gitignore rules. ripgrep has first class support on Windows, macOS and Linux.
55
grep
growingv0.4.1
Fast line oriented regex searching as a library.
Core Metrics
| grep-printer | ripgrep | grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9M | 1.4M | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 832.0K | 25.2K | 237.1K |
| Dependents | 40 | 1 | 838 |
| Releases | 14 | 58 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 215d ago | 215d ago | 215d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 9y 8m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
grep-printer
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ripgrep
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
grep
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| grep-printer | ripgrep | grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 15.1.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 222KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ripgrep leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grep-printer has the most downloads (5.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •grep is depended on by 838 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •grep-printer, grep are pre-1.0 — API may change.