Decision Workspace
r4d vs paw vs rfgrep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
r4d
growingv3.1.0
Text oriented macro processor
55
paw
growingv1.0.0
CLI argument parser.
52
rfgrep
experimentalv0.5.0
Advanced recursive file grep utility with comprehensive file type classification - search, list, and analyze 153+ file formats with intelligent filtering and safety policies
Core Metrics
| r4d | paw | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 93.8K | 2.0M | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 91 | 60.9K | 13 |
| Dependents | 3 | 416 | 0 |
| Releases | 70 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 826d ago | 2517d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 7y | 10m |
Health Breakdown
r4d
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
paw
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rfgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| r4d | paw | rfgrep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 22 | 5 | 62 |
| Crate Size | 177KB | 14KB | 187KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •paw leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paw is depended on by 416 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ r4d, paw have not been updated in over a year.
- •rfgrep is pre-1.0 — API may change.