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dua-cli vs disky
dua-cli has 6,281 GitHub stars, 169 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. disky has 952 stars, 39 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. dua-cli leads on adoption by 560% (6,281 vs 952 stars). dua-cli is written in Rust under MIT; disky is written in Kotlin under GPL-3.0. dua-cli has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, disky 4%. dua-cli was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (disk-space, disk-usage), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| dua-cli | disky | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.3K | ★ 952 |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-12 | 2026-05-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 169 | ⑂ 39 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dua-cli if
- You weight community size — 6.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick disky if
- You want the disky feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and disky fits your workflow better
About dua-cli
dua cli is a terminal based, parallel disk usage analyzer written in Rust that reports how much space a directory consumes and optionally deletes unwanted data, built for developers, system administrators, and anyone cleaning up storage from a shell rather than a graphical desktop application.
read the full dua-cli overview →
About disky
disky is a free, GPL 3.0 licensed Android filesystem analyzer written in Kotlin that shows you the usage of your storage, built for any Android user who wants to find the biggest space thieves on their device.
read the full disky overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dua-cli or disky more popular?
dua-cli has 6,281 GitHub stars and disky has 952. dua-cli has the larger community by that measure.
Are dua-cli and disky free?
Both are open source. dua-cli is licensed under MIT and disky under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dua-cli and disky?
dua-cli is written in Rust and disky in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, dua-cli or disky?
Choose dua-cli if you want the larger community (6,281 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose disky if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.