# Hyperscan vs RegexBuddy

| Attribute | Hyperscan | RegexBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58 (19% (low)) | 4.5 (15% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,475 | - |
| 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. | RegexBuddy provides an integrated environment for working with regular expressions, offering testing and learning capabilities alongside automatic code snippet generation tailored to specific programming languages, and tools for organizing regex pattern libraries. |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"AceText"},{"name":"PowerGREP"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:11:38.903Z"}` | `{"type":"perpetual","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.regexbuddy.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T12:48:13.288Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| 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 | - |

## Capabilities (Regex Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:30:12.055Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*