Decision Workspace
symm vs stau vs rstow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
symm
growingv0.7.2
Simple dotfiles manager
57
stau
experimentalv3.1.1
A modern dotfile manager with GNU Stow-style symlink management and automated setup scripts
40
rstow
experimentalv0.1.0
Rstow stow
Core Metrics
| symm | stau | rstow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 57 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 1.1K | 30 |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 32 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 183d ago | 12d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 5m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
symm
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
stau
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rstow
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| symm | stau | rstow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.2 | 3.1.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 31KB | 4KB |
| 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.
- •symm has the most downloads (3.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •symm, rstow are pre-1.0 — API may change.