Decision Workspace
grepox vs xerg vs rfgrep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
grepox
growingv0.2.19
Minimalist's grep written in Rust.
46
xerg
experimentalv0.2.1
Ultra-fast grep implementation in Rust - built for maximum speed with direct output and parallel processing
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
| grepox | xerg | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 46 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 19.8K | 110 | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 6 | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1238d ago | 133d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 3y 12m | 4m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
grepox
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
xerg
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
rfgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| grepox | xerg | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.19 | 0.2.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 62 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 36KB | 187KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 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.
- •grepox has the most downloads (19.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ grepox has not been updated in over a year.