Decision Workspace
rstow vs stau vs dotz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rstow
experimentalv0.1.0
Rstow stow
57
stau
experimentalv3.1.1
A modern dotfile manager with GNU Stow-style symlink management and automated setup scripts
52
dotz
growingv1.0.3
A CLI tool to manage your dotfiles (unix only)
Core Metrics
| rstow | stau | dotz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 1.1K | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 32 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 145d ago | 12d ago | 1160d ago |
| Age | 4m | 5m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rstow
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
stau
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rstow | stau | dotz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 31KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •dotz has the most downloads (5.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dotz has not been updated in over a year.
- •rstow is pre-1.0 — API may change.