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dua-cli vs squirreldisk
dua-cli has 6,308 GitHub stars, 172 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. squirreldisk has 1,840 stars, 82 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dua-cli leads on adoption by 243% (6,308 vs 1,840 stars). dua-cli is written in Rust under MIT; squirreldisk is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. dua-cli has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, squirreldisk 4%. squirreldisk was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (disk-space, disk-space-analyzer, disk-usage, disk-usage-analyzer), 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 | squirreldisk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.3K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 172 | ⑂ 82 |
| 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 squirreldisk if
- You want the squirreldisk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and squirreldisk 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 squirreldisk
SquirrelDisk is a free, open source disk usage analyzer for macOS, Windows and Linux that shows what fills a disk, a server reached over SSH or cloud storage in an animated sunburst or treemap, for anyone who needs to find and clear that space.
read the full squirreldisk overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dua-cli or squirreldisk more popular?
dua-cli has 6,308 GitHub stars and squirreldisk has 1,840. dua-cli has the larger community by that measure.
Are dua-cli and squirreldisk free?
Both are open source. dua-cli is licensed under MIT and squirreldisk under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dua-cli and squirreldisk?
dua-cli is written in Rust and squirreldisk in Rust. 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 squirreldisk?
Choose dua-cli if you want the larger community (6,308 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose squirreldisk if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.