Decision Workspace
dotz vs dotbak vs imge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
dotz
growingv1.0.3
A CLI tool to manage your dotfiles (unix only)
41
dotbak
growingv0.3.5
Manage and backup dotfiles with ease!
53
imge
stablev1.0.1
Write disk images to physical drive or vice versa.
Core Metrics
| dotz | dotbak | imge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 41 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 21.5K | 7.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 18 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1219d ago | 685d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 2y 10m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotbak
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
imge
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dotz | dotbak | imge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.3.5 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 41KB | 153KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •imge leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotbak has the most downloads (21.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dotz, dotbak have not been updated in over a year.
- •dotbak is pre-1.0 — API may change.