Decision Workspace
sedx vs red-sed vs linuxutils-text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
sedx
experimentalv1.2.0
A safe, modern replacement for GNU sed with automatic backups, preview mode, and rollback
47
red-sed
experimentalv1.0.2
An experimental drop-in replacement for GNU sed, written in Rust
53
linuxutils-text
experimentalv0.1.0
Text utilities from linuxutils (colrm, column, hexdump, line, rev)
Core Metrics
| sedx | red-sed | linuxutils-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 47 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 46 | 44 | 24 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 129d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
sedx
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
red-sed
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
linuxutils-text
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sedx | red-sed | linuxutils-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 1.0.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 13 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 124KB | 171KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •linuxutils-text leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sedx has the most downloads (46), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linuxutils-text is pre-1.0 — API may change.