Decision Workspace
dotforge vs stau vs dotm-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
dotforge
experimentalv0.3.2
A powerful symlink management tool designed as a modern alternative to GNU Stow
57
stau
experimentalv3.1.1
A modern dotfile manager with GNU Stow-style symlink management and automated setup scripts
46
dotm-rs
experimentalv1.0.0
Dotfile manager with composable roles, templates, and host-specific overrides
Core Metrics
| dotforge | stau | dotm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 57 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 1.1K | 49 |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 32 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 337d ago | 12d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 11m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
dotforge
Maintenance
8
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
stau
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotm-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dotforge | stau | dotm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 3.1.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 31KB | 79KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stau leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotforge has the most downloads (2.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dotforge is pre-1.0 — API may change.