We are stuck with egrep and fgrep (unless you like beating people) 4 years ago
I completely agree that rg/ripgrep is a way better alternative to most grep implementations including GNU grep not only in terms of feature
check https://beyondgrep.com/feature-comparison/ for a detailed comparison
but also in terms of speed, including the fact that ripgrep allows greping by default in compress files, many different encoding and more!
This software is really a must-have for anyone who spends some time on the CLI