Comparison

Oniguruma vs RegExr

No leader: the top candidate Oniguruma has only 0.19 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Oniguruma58
RegExr42
Score
Vioscale score
Oniguruma58 / 100low · 19%updating
RegExr42 / 100low · 19%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Oniguruma
RegExr
Model
Onigurumacommercial
Price level
Onigurumafree
RegExrfree
Transparent
Oniguruma
RegExr
Security
Scorecard
Oniguruma3.9
RegExr2
Adoption
Github stars
Oniguruma2,523
RegExr10,353
Activity
Commits last 30d
Oniguruma0
RegExr0
Release
Cadence days
Oniguruma9
RegExr16
History
Oniguruma20 items
RegExr11 items
License
Spdx
Oniguruma
RegExrGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
OnigurumaC
Market
Availability
RegExr

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for regex tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Redos resistant
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Lookaround support
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Backreferences
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Unicode property escapes
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Named captures
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Multi pattern matching
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Interface type
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Visualization
Oniguruma-
RegExr-
Code generation
Oniguruma-
RegExr-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Oniguruma

Open-source regular expression library offering POSIX, GNU regex, and extended APIs with support for various character encodings. Available as a library for inclusion in programs on Linux, Unix, Cygwin, and Windows platforms.

Independently observed

RegExr

A web-based regex editor with real-time pattern matching feedback, supporting both JavaScript and PCRE flavors. Includes educational references, testing suites, community pattern sharing, and analysis tools for expressions and replacements.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Oniguruma

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

RegExr

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Oniguruma
RegExr
Windows
Oniguruma
RegExr
Linux
Oniguruma
RegExr
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Oniguruma
RegExr
Self-hosted
Oniguruma
RegExr

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.