Regular Expression Testers head-to-head

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First tool #1 regex101 · 9.8 #2 RegexPilot · 8.5 #3 RegexStudio · 8.2 #4 RegexCraft · 8.2 #5 Debuggex · 7.7 #6 RegexBuddy · 7.3 #7 AppTools Regex Tester · 6.8 #8 Regex Tester Pro · 6.7 #9 RegexRegex · 6.6 #10 RegExr · 6.5 #11 The Regex Coach · 6.2 #12 RegexPlanet · 6.1 #13 RegEx Visualizer & Explainer · 6.0 #14 Regex Hero · 6.0 #15 RegexAssistant · 5.9 #16 Regex Shuttle · 5.8 #17 RegEx Tester · 5.7 #18 SK Play Labs Regex Tester · 5.7 #19 txtnode Regex Tester · 5.6 #20 Regulex · 5.5 #21 Regexo · 5.5 #22 Retest · 5.4 #23 Regex Playground · 5.4 vs Second tool #1 regex101 · 9.8 #2 RegexPilot · 8.5 #3 RegexStudio · 8.2 #4 RegexCraft · 8.2 #5 Debuggex · 7.7 #6 RegexBuddy · 7.3 #7 AppTools Regex Tester · 6.8 #8 Regex Tester Pro · 6.7 #9 RegexRegex · 6.6 #10 RegExr · 6.5 #11 The Regex Coach · 6.2 #12 RegexPlanet · 6.1 #13 RegEx Visualizer & Explainer · 6.0 #14 Regex Hero · 6.0 #15 RegexAssistant · 5.9 #16 Regex Shuttle · 5.8 #17 RegEx Tester · 5.7 #18 SK Play Labs Regex Tester · 5.7 #19 txtnode Regex Tester · 5.6 #20 Regulex · 5.5 #21 Regexo · 5.5 #22 Retest · 5.4 #23 Regex Playground · 5.4 Compare

Every tool in the ranking is in the list, #1 to #23.

Top matchups The top four, head-to-head

• regex101#1 · 9.8 vs RegexPilot#2 · 8.5 1 win4 even0 wins regex101 leads on 1 of 5 checks, RegexPilot on 0, and 4 are even. Step-through debugger only on regex101 regex101 vs RegexPilot →
• regex101#1 · 9.8 vs RegexStudio#3 · 8.2 1 win4 even0 wins regex101 leads on 1 of 5 checks, RegexStudio on 0, and 4 are even. Saved patterns only on regex101 regex101 vs RegexStudio →
• RegexPilot#2 · 8.5 vs RegexStudio#3 · 8.2 1 win3 even1 win RegexPilot leads on 1 of 5 checks, RegexStudio on 1, and 3 are even. Step-through debugger only on RegexStudio RegexPilot vs RegexStudio →
• regex101#1 · 9.8 vs RegexCraft#4 · 8.2 0 wins5 even0 wins regex101 leads on 0 of 5 checks, RegexCraft on 0, and 5 are even. regex101 vs RegexCraft →
• RegexPilot#2 · 8.5 vs RegexCraft#4 · 8.2 0 wins4 even1 win RegexPilot leads on 0 of 5 checks, RegexCraft on 1, and 4 are even. Step-through debugger only on RegexCraft RegexPilot vs RegexCraft →
• RegexStudio#3 · 8.2 vs RegexCraft#4 · 8.2 0 wins4 even1 win RegexStudio leads on 0 of 5 checks, RegexCraft on 1, and 4 are even. Saved patterns only on RegexCraft RegexStudio vs RegexCraft →

Every top-8 matchup 28 comparisons, grouped by tool

• regex101#1 · 9.8
  • vsregex101 vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsregex101 vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsregex101 vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDregex101 vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsregex101 vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsregex101 vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTregex101 vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• RegexPilot#2 · 8.5
  • vsRegexPilot vs regex1019.8
  • vsRegexPilot vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsRegexPilot vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDRegexPilot vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsRegexPilot vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsRegexPilot vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTRegexPilot vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• RegexStudio#3 · 8.2
  • vsRegexStudio vs regex1019.8
  • vsRegexStudio vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsRegexStudio vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDRegexStudio vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsRegexStudio vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsRegexStudio vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTRegexStudio vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• RegexCraft#4 · 8.2
  • vsRegexCraft vs regex1019.8
  • vsRegexCraft vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsRegexCraft vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsDRegexCraft vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsRegexCraft vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsRegexCraft vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTRegexCraft vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• DDebuggex#5 · 7.7
  • vsDebuggex vs regex1019.8
  • vsDebuggex vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsDebuggex vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsDebuggex vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDebuggex vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsDebuggex vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTDebuggex vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• RegexBuddy#6 · 7.3
  • vsRegexBuddy vs regex1019.8
  • vsRegexBuddy vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsRegexBuddy vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsRegexBuddy vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDRegexBuddy vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsRegexBuddy vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8
  • vsRTRegexBuddy vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• AppTools Regex Tester#7 · 6.8
  • vsAppTools Regex Tester vs regex1019.8
  • vsAppTools Regex Tester vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsAppTools Regex Tester vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsAppTools Regex Tester vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDAppTools Regex Tester vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsAppTools Regex Tester vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsRTAppTools Regex Tester vs Regex Tester Pro6.7
• RTRegex Tester Pro#8 · 6.7
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs regex1019.8
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs RegexPilot8.5
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs RegexStudio8.2
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs RegexCraft8.2
  • vsDRegex Tester Pro vs Debuggex7.7
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs RegexBuddy7.3
  • vsRegex Tester Pro vs AppTools Regex Tester6.8

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