Decision Workspace
dotbak vs dotz vs lsuser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
dotbak
growingv0.3.5
Manage and backup dotfiles with ease!
52
dotz
growingv1.0.3
A CLI tool to manage your dotfiles (unix only)
46
lsuser
experimentalv0.4.6
List system users in a clean, columnar layout using raw POSIX libc calls.
Core Metrics
| dotbak | dotz | lsuser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 21.5K | 5.3K | 142 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 685d ago | 1219d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 3y 4m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
dotbak
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
lsuser
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dotbak | dotz | lsuser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 1.0.3 | 0.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 20KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dotz leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotbak has the most downloads (21.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dotbak, dotz have not been updated in over a year.
- •dotbak, lsuser are pre-1.0 — API may change.