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Pearcleaner vs dua-cli
Pearcleaner has 15,029 GitHub stars, 401 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. dua-cli has 6,407 stars, 181 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 135% (15,029 vs 6,407 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; dua-cli is written in Rust under MIT. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, dua-cli 3%. dua-cli was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Pearcleaner | dua-cli | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 6.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 401 | ⑂ 181 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Pearcleaner if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dua-cli if
- You want the dua-cli feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and dua-cli fits your workflow better
About Pearcleaner
Pearcleaner Website The only legitimate website owned by me is Anything else offering Pearcleaner downloads is either a scam or not affiliated with me. More details HERE. Project Status: On Hold As you may have noticed, development on the app has basically stopped since end of 2025, so I wanted to provide some context. Between a new job, joining a friend who is building a SaaS company, and other life priorities, I no longer have the time needed to actively maintain or continue development on the project. Another major reason is that I previously relied on my work MacBook for development. After changing jobs, I…
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About dua-cli
dua ( Disk Usage Analyzer ) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible. Optionally delete superfluous data, and do so more quickly than rm . Run dua i to launch the interactive mode for exploring and deleting files. Installation Binary Release MacOS MacOS via MacPorts: MacOS via Homebrew Linux Linux requires the target to be specified explicitly to obtain the MUSL build. Windows via Scoop Windows via WinGet Pre built Binaries See the [releases section][releases] for…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or dua-cli more popular?
Pearcleaner has 15,029 GitHub stars and dua-cli has 6,407. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and dua-cli free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and dua-cli is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and dua-cli?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and dua-cli 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, Pearcleaner or dua-cli?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (15,029 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose dua-cli if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.