Decision Workspace
graftfs vs stau vs dotm-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
graftfs
experimentalv1.2.0
A Rust implementation of the GNU stow utility for managing dotfiles. It is a symlink farm manager that takes separate packages of software and/or data and makes them appear to be installed in the same place. Features include stow, delete, and restow operations, simulation mode, directory folding, and regex-based ignore/override patterns.
53
stau
growingv3.1.1
A modern dotfile manager with GNU Stow-style symlink management and automated setup scripts
51
dotm-rs
experimentalv2.2.0
Dotfile manager with composable roles, templates, and host-specific overrides
Core Metrics
| graftfs | stau | dotm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 210 | 1.2K | 158 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | today | 120d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
graftfs
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
stau
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotm-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| graftfs | stau | dotm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 3.1.1 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 31KB | 127KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.96.0 | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •graftfs leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •stau has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.