Decision Workspace
greplite vs minigrep_npm vs rfgrep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
greplite
growingv0.2.0
A simple implementation of the `grep` command.
43
minigrep_npm
growingv1.0.1
CLI tool to search words in files
52
rfgrep
experimentalv0.5.0
Advanced recursive file grep utility with comprehensive file type classification - search, list, and analyze 153+ file formats with intelligent filtering and safety policies
Core Metrics
| greplite | minigrep_npm | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 43 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 923 | 2.8K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 458d ago | 1355d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3y 8m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
greplite
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
minigrep_npm
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rfgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| greplite | minigrep_npm | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 27KB | 187KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rfgrep leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minigrep_npm has the most downloads (2.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ greplite, minigrep_npm have not been updated in over a year.
- •greplite, rfgrep are pre-1.0 — API may change.