Debuggex vs RegexBuddy
Debuggex
debuggex.com
RegexBuddy
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| Figure | Debuggex | RegexBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Regular Expression Testers | 9.1 (#2) | 7.9 (#7) |
| Code snippets | The product can generate a code snippet from a regex, while the free tier excludes snippets using expressions from the library. | It generates language-specific snippets for common regex actions, including matching, extraction, search and replace, and splitting. |
| Integrations | The site offers an embed option for StackOverflow and lists Google Analytics and Mozilla Persona in its privacy policy. | RegexBuddy supports command-line clipboard transfer and a Windows COM automation interface; the maker names PowerGREP, EditPad Pro, and AceText as products with COM integration. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says Debuggex does not sell collected user data to third parties without express permission and stores only the account email, not the password. | The maker says it collects a minimum amount of personal information, stores collected information securely, and does not share it unless needed to provide its products and services. |
Plans
RegexBuddy
- RegexBuddy single user license£44.95, paid once
- RegexBuddy 5-user license£179, paid once
- RegexBuddy 10-user license£319, paid once
- RegexBuddy 20-user license£539, paid once
- RegexBuddy 30-user license£719, paid once
- RegexBuddy 50-user license£1,099, paid once
- RegexBuddy 75-user license£1,349, paid once
- RegexBuddy 100-user license£1,599, paid once
In their own words
Debuggex
Debuggex is an online visual regex tester for JavaScript, Python, and PCRE. It offers visual and text modes, a step-through debugger, and pattern explanations for examining expressions. Users can add unit tests to check matches and subgroups as a regex changes, and browse a repository of pre-built expressions that includes tests. The service generates code snippets, saves patterns, and creates links that reopen expressions; expressions can also be embedded in StackOverflow answers. The Free plan costs nothing and includes two saved unit tests per regex and ten public expressions. Basic costs $5 a month, while Pro costs $15 a month. Enterprise has no listed price and includes options such as private server deployment, denial-of-service prevention, flexible user counts, an OEM license, and on-site training. The free tier excludes snippets based on expressions from the library. The privacy policy says saved or shared expressions can be viewed by anyone with the link, and previous versions are stored after updates. Debuggex is available on the web.
RegexBuddy
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