# Hyperscan vs regex (Python module)

| Attribute | Hyperscan | regex (Python module) |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58 (19% (low)) | 68.7 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,475 | 596 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 96,034,844 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | An open-source C library using hybrid automata techniques to efficiently match large numbers of regular expressions across data streams. Typically used in deep packet inspection (DPI) applications. | A Python module providing advanced regex capabilities including Unicode 17.0.0 support, nested character sets, full case-folding, and recursive patterns. It serves as an enhanced alternative to Python's built-in re module. |
| language.primary | C++ | C |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:11:38.903Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, freely available via pip","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pypi.org/project/regex/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:08:13.244Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 77 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.4.2","date":"2023-04-19T09:39:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.4.1","date":"2023-02-21T15:00:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.4.0","date":"2021-01-13T08:42:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.3.0","date":"2020-05-25T08:04:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.2.1","date":"2019-10-30T09:35:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.2.0","date":"2019-08-13T07:24:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.1.1","date":"2019-04-10T07:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.1.0","date":"2019-01-31T02:12:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v5.0.0","date":"2018-07-09T09:32:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.7.0","date":"2018-01-23T23:21:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.6.0","date":"2017-09-22T05:24:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.5.2","date":"2017-07-26T06:14:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.5.1","date":"2017-06-16T00:12:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.5.0","date":"2017-06-09T00:21:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.4.1","date":"2017-03-01T02:15:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.4.0","date":"2017-01-20T03:22:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.3.2","date":"2016-11-14T23:19:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2016-08-29T03:54:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.2.1","date":"2016-08-29T04:47:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/intel/hyperscan/releases/tag/v4.3.0","date":"2016-08-24T04:35:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.0"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.1 | 4.9 |

## Capabilities (Regex Tools)

| Capability | Hyperscan | regex (Python module) |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Redos resistant | - | - |
| Lookaround support | - | - |
| Backreferences | - | - |
| Unicode property escapes | - | - |
| Named captures | - | - |
| Multi pattern matching | - | - |
| Interface type | - | - |
| Visualization | - | - |
| Code generation | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:38:38.463Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*