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YARA vs YARA-X

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YARA vs YARA-X
Fact	YARA	YARA-X
Language	C	Rust
Licence	BSD-3-Clause	BSD-3-Clause
Stars	9.9k	1.3k
Latest	v4.5.8	v1.21.0
Last push	2026-09-23	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 78 days between releases	about 27 days between releases
Active contributors	4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	14 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

YARA-X replaces YARA. Alternatives to YARA →
Full replacementRewrite of YARA in Rust that runs most existing rules unchanged.