Decision Workspace
pretty_regex vs simple-regex vs relex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pretty_regex
growingv1.0.5
🧶 Elegant and readable way of writing regular expressions
38
simple-regex
growingv1.0.1
😎 Simple and readable way of writing regular expressions
45
relex
growingv1.0.0
a library for building a regex-based lexer
Core Metrics
| pretty_regex | simple-regex | relex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 38 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2K | 2.8K | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 21 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 845d ago | 845d ago | 1769d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 2y 3m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pretty_regex
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
simple-regex
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
relex
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| pretty_regex | simple-regex | relex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 7KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pretty_regex leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pretty_regex, simple-regex, relex have not been updated in over a year.