Decision Workspace
ruplacer vs grep-regex vs superwhich
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
ruplacer
growingv0.10.0
Find and replace text in source files
55
grep-regex
growingv0.1.14
Use Rust's regex library with the 'grep' crate.
54
superwhich
stablev3.0.1
Cross-platform smart which alternative
Core Metrics
| ruplacer | grep-regex | superwhich | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 143.9K | 5.3M | 3.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.2K | 454.5K | 29 |
| Dependents | 178 | 502 | 0 |
| Releases | 28 | 16 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 531d ago | 163d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 7y 7m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ruplacer
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
grep-regex
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
superwhich
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ruplacer | grep-regex | superwhich | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.1.14 | 3.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Unlicense OR MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 29KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •grep-regex leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grep-regex is depended on by 502 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ruplacer has not been updated in over a year.
- •ruplacer, grep-regex are pre-1.0 — API may change.