Decision Workspace
human_regex vs pretty_regex vs lazy-regex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
human_regex
growingv0.3.0
A regex library for humans
47
pretty_regex
growingv1.0.5
🧶 Elegant and readable way of writing regular expressions
71
lazy-regex
stablev3.6.0
lazy static regular expressions checked at compile time
Core Metrics
| human_regex | pretty_regex | lazy-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 47 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 15.8K | 11.2K | 28.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 153 | 13 | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 4.3K |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 1139d ago | 845d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 2y 7m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
human_regex
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pretty_regex
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
lazy-regex
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| human_regex | pretty_regex | lazy-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.0.5 | 3.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 8KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lazy-regex leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lazy-regex is depended on by 4.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ human_regex, pretty_regex have not been updated in over a year.
- •human_regex is pre-1.0 — API may change.