Decision Workspace
grits vs grep-cli vs lightgrep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
grits
growingv0.3.0
A line-text processor that applies regular expressions with named captures to input lines and transforms them using a template string. See the long help '--help' for further details and examples.
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
Core Metrics
| grits | grep-cli | lightgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 6.4M | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 380.5K | 54 |
| Dependents | 0 | 410 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 430d ago | 163d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 7y 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
grits
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
grep-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lightgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| grits | grep-cli | lightgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.12 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 21KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | — | — |
| 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.
- •⚠ grits has not been updated in over a year.