Decision Workspace
xerg vs fastgrep vs grepox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
xerg
experimentalv0.2.1
Ultra-fast grep implementation in Rust - built for maximum speed with direct output and parallel processing
51
fastgrep
experimentalv0.1.7
Fast parallel grep with SIMD-accelerated search and trigram indexing
38
grepox
growingv0.2.19
Minimalist's grep written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| xerg | fastgrep | grepox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 51 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 110 | 136 | 19.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 136 | 20 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 133d ago | 21d ago | 1238d ago |
| Age | 4m | 23d | 3y 12m |
Health Breakdown
xerg
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
fastgrep
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
grepox
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xerg | fastgrep | grepox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.7 | 0.2.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 290KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastgrep leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grepox has the most downloads (19.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ grepox has not been updated in over a year.