Decision Workspace
sift-core vs fastripgrep vs grep-index
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
sift-core
experimentalv0.1.1
Indexed regex search over codebases (library + grep-like CLI)
48
fastripgrep
experimentalv0.3.0
Fast regex search with sparse n-gram indexing — faster than ripgrep on every pattern type
35
grep-index
growingv0.0.1
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Core Metrics
| sift-core | fastripgrep | grep-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 48 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 44 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 44 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 2202d ago |
| Age | 4d | 3d | 6y |
Health Breakdown
sift-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
fastripgrep
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
grep-index
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sift-core | fastripgrep | grep-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Unlicense/MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 83KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastripgrep leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grep-index has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ grep-index has not been updated in over a year.