Decision Workspace
wax vs fnmatch-regex vs globset
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
wax
growingv0.7.0
Opinionated and portable globs that can be matched against paths and directory trees.
61
fnmatch-regex
growingv0.3.0
Convert a glob-style pattern to a regular expression.
58
globset
growingv0.4.18
Cross platform single glob and glob set matching. Glob set matching is the process of matching one or more glob patterns against a single candidate path simultaneously, and returning all of the globs that matched.
Core Metrics
| wax | fnmatch-regex | globset | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M | 128.2K | 151.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 164.7K | 10.4K | 10.8M |
| Dependents | 822 | 20 | 9.2K |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 36d ago | 156d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4y 9m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
wax
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
fnmatch-regex
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
globset
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wax | fnmatch-regex | globset | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.4.18 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 17KB | 29KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fnmatch-regex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •globset has the most downloads (151.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •globset is depended on by 9.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.