Decision Workspace
regular-expression vs regular-expression-bootstrap vs safe-regex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
regular-expression
growingv0.1.0
A library for parsing, compiling, and executing regular expressions.
34
regular-expression-bootstrap
growingv0.1.0
A library for compiling and executing regular expressions.
43
safe-regex
growingv0.3.0
Safe regular expression library
Core Metrics
| regular-expression | regular-expression-bootstrap | safe-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 34 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 4.9K | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 92 | 86.5K |
| Dependents | 1 | 3 | 191 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2056d ago | 2056d ago | 711d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 5y 7m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
regular-expression
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
regular-expression-bootstrap
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
safe-regex
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| regular-expression | regular-expression-bootstrap | safe-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 5KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •safe-regex leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •safe-regex is depended on by 191 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ regular-expression, regular-expression-bootstrap, safe-regex have not been updated in over a year.