# ripgrep vs ugrep

| Attribute | ripgrep | ugrep |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.8 (24% (low)) | 47.3 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 16 | 17 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 8,861 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 67,616 | 3,258 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A recursive text search tool that automatically respects version control ignore files and excludes hidden files and binaries. Available as binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Comparable to similar tools like grep, ack, and The Silver Searcher. | A command-line file search tool that extends grep with support for interactive searching, archives, binary files, documents, multiple output formats, and advanced pattern matching capabilities. |
| language.primary | Rust | C++ |
| license.spdx | Unlicense | BSD-3-Clause |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:50:50.111Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ugrep.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:52:44.515Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 40 | 14 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/15.2.0","date":"2026-07-15T16:26:10Z","type":"stable","version":"15.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/15.1.0","date":"2025-10-22T13:00:26Z","type":"stable","version":"15.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/15.0.0","date":"2025-10-16T03:17:57Z","type":"stable","version":"15.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.1.1","date":"2024-09-09T02:28:54Z","type":"stable","version":"14.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.1.0","date":"2024-01-06T19:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"14.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.0.3","date":"2023-11-28T21:22:28Z","type":"stable","version":"14.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.0.2","date":"2023-11-28T02:45:02Z","type":"stable","version":"14.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.0.1","date":"2023-11-26T22:36:29Z","type":"stable","version":"14.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.0.0","date":"2023-11-26T19:28:03Z","type":"stable","version":"14.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/13.0.0","date":"2021-06-12T12:27:16Z","type":"stable","version":"13.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/12.1.1","date":"2020-05-29T13:27:54Z","type":"stable","version":"12.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/12.1.0","date":"2020-05-09T15:27:15Z","type":"stable","version":"12.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/12.0.1","date":"2020-03-29T23:00:45Z","type":"stable","version":"12.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/12.0.0","date":"2020-03-16T01:57:17Z","type":"stable","version":"12.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/11.0.2","date":"2019-08-01T22:52:19Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/11.0.1","date":"2019-04-16T17:12:45Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/11.0.0","date":"2019-04-15T22:19:15Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/0.10.0","date":"2018-09-07T18:16:00Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/0.9.0","date":"2018-08-03T20:22:28Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/0.8.1","date":"2018-02-21T02:11:44Z","type":"stable","version":"0.8.1"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 4.7 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=globset&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=ugrep&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Code Search)

| Capability | ripgrep | ugrep |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Search scope | - | - |
| Index architecture | - | - |
| Code intelligence | - | - |
| Semantic AI search | - | - |
| Self hostable | - | - |
| Cloud saas | - | - |
| Editor ide integration | - | - |
| CLI tool | - | - |
| Monorepo scale proven | - | - |
| Public code index | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:53:24.397Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*