Decision Workspace
perg vs lightgrep vs resharp-grep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
perg
growingv0.8.0
A fast, feature-rich text search tool similar to grep, written in Rust
50
lightgrep
experimentalv0.2.2
A fast, ergonomic grep-like tool in Rust
48
resharp-grep
experimentalv0.3.6
recursive grep with boolean constraints and regex intersection
Core Metrics
| perg | lightgrep | resharp-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 15.8K | 1.2K | 75 |
| 30d Downloads | 330 | 54 | 75 |
| Dependents | 278 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 159d ago | 15d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 6m | 15d |
Health Breakdown
perg
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lightgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
resharp-grep
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| perg | lightgrep | resharp-grep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.3.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 11KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lightgrep leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •perg has the most downloads (15.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •perg is depended on by 278 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.