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ripgrep vs The Silver Searcher
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | ripgrep | The Silver Searcher |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | C |
| Licence | Unlicense | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 69k | 27k |
| Latest | 15.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Last push | 2026-08-04 | 2024-06-16 |
| Release cadence | about 256 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 21 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | No push in a year |
How they relate
ripgrep replaces The Silver Searcher. Alternatives to The Silver Searcher →
Full replacementRespects .gitignore like ag, usually faster on large trees.
Published benchmarks, each linked to its source. The numbers depend on the hardware and the workload they were measured on.
Word regex search over the Linux kernel source tree
rg -n -w '[A-Z]+_SUSPEND': ripgrep 0.082s, ag 0.443s (5.43x) on a built Linux tree, Intel i9-12900K.
Literal search in the Linux kernel with default settings (linux_literal_default)
Pattern PM_RESUME, each tool's defaults: rg 0.349s, ag 1.589s (git grep 0.342s, ucg 0.218s).
ripgrep
✓ signed The latest release, 15.2.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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The Silver Searcher
unsigned The latest release, 2.2.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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