Decision Workspace
pleaser vs lazy-regex vs regex-automata
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
pleaser
growingv0.5.6
please, a polite regex-first sudo alternative
71
lazy-regex
stablev3.6.0
lazy static regular expressions checked at compile time
65
regex-automata
growingv0.4.14
Automata construction and matching using regular expressions.
Core Metrics
| pleaser | lazy-regex | regex-automata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 71 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 50.2K | 28.1M | 797.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 2.4M | 53.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.3K | 1.1K |
| Releases | 33 | 32 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 567d ago | 44d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 6y 5m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pleaser
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
lazy-regex
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
regex-automata
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pleaser | lazy-regex | regex-automata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.6 | 3.6.0 | 0.4.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 11KB | 618KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 31 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| 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.
- •regex-automata has the most downloads (797.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lazy-regex is depended on by 4.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pleaser has not been updated in over a year.
- •pleaser, regex-automata are pre-1.0 — API may change.