Decision Workspace
dotbak vs dotz vs pingkeeper
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)
45
pingkeeper
growingv3.2.0
Command line application that monitorizes that network is reachable (direct tcp connection or ping) and, in case of failure, runs a command. Optionally it can monitor that the command is permanently running and restart it if network is unreachable.
Core Metrics
| dotbak | dotz | pingkeeper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 21.4K | 5.3K | 8.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 6 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 626d ago | 1160d ago | 2168d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 3y 2m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
dotbak
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pingkeeper
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| dotbak | dotz | pingkeeper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 1.0.3 | 3.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 20KB | 164KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| 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 (21.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dotbak, dotz, pingkeeper have not been updated in over a year.
- •dotbak is pre-1.0 — API may change.