Decision Workspace
regex-cli vs regex-automata vs regex-cursor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
regex-cli
growingv0.2.3
A command line tool for debugging, ad hoc benchmarking and generating regular expressions.
69
regex-automata
growingv0.4.15
Automata construction and matching using regular expressions.
53
regex-cursor
growingv0.1.5
regex fork that can search discontiguous haystacks
Core Metrics
| regex-cli | regex-automata | regex-cursor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 69 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 1.0B | 221.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 45.7M | 13.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.5K | 112 |
| Releases | 7 | 39 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 276d ago | 4d ago | 502d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 7y 6m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
regex-cli
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
regex-automata
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
regex-cursor
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| regex-cli | regex-automata | regex-cursor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.4.15 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 619KB | 157KB |
| Features | 2 | 31 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •regex-automata leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •regex-automata is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ regex-cursor has not been updated in over a year.