Decision Workspace
pouch-run vs dotz vs dotbak
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
pouch-run
experimentalv0.1.0
Tiny process runner for Linux / Unix-like systems that securely hands off a secret to a child process over a dedicated file descriptor.
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!
Core Metrics
| pouch-run | dotz | dotbak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 52 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 237 | 5.3K | 21.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 1160d ago | 626d ago |
| Age | 5m | 3y 2m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
pouch-run
Maintenance
14
Quality
7
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotbak
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pouch-run | dotz | dotbak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.3 | 0.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 20KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ dotz, dotbak have not been updated in over a year.
- •pouch-run, dotbak are pre-1.0 — API may change.