Decision Workspace
dupe-krill vs duplicate-kriller vs rclean
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
dupe-krill
growingv1.5.0
An incremental file deduplicator which minimizes amount of data read. Replaces duplicate files with identical content with hardlinks.
47
duplicate-kriller
growingv1.4.1
A fast file deduplicator. Replaces duplicate files with identical content with hardlinks.
36
rclean
experimentalv0.1.1
A high-performance Rust-based disk cleanup tool that finds duplicates and storage outliers
Core Metrics
| dupe-krill | duplicate-kriller | rclean | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 47 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 14.3K | 17.3K | 445 |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 169d ago | 2767d ago | 254d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 8y 12m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
dupe-krill
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
duplicate-kriller
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rclean
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dupe-krill | duplicate-kriller | rclean | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 1.4.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 3KB | 59KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dupe-krill leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •duplicate-kriller has the most downloads (17.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ duplicate-kriller has not been updated in over a year.
- •rclean is pre-1.0 — API may change.