Decision Workspace
patternhunt vs zlob vs globmatch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
patternhunt
experimentalv0.4.0
A high-performance, cross-platform glob/pattern matching library for filesystem search with advanced pattern support and metadata filtering
56
zlob
experimentalv1.3.0
SIMD optimized glob pattern matching library faster than glob crate
53
globmatch
growingv0.3.1
Cross platform glob matching with relative path components, against list of candidate paths determined by recursive iteration from a root directory.
Core Metrics
| patternhunt | zlob | globmatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 790 | 8.3K | 172.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 5.7K | 16.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 33 | 50 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 210d ago | 27d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
patternhunt
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
zlob
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
globmatch
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| patternhunt | zlob | globmatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 96KB | 21KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zlob leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •globmatch has the most downloads (172.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •patternhunt, globmatch are pre-1.0 — API may change.