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Pearcleaner vs dua-cli
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars, 377 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. dua-cli has 6,277 stars, 170 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 134% (14,669 vs 6,277 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 | ★ 6.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 377 | ⑂ 170 |
| 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 is a free, source available, fair code licensed macOS application written in Swift and listed under Productivity & Utilities / System Cleanup & Optimization. It is described as a Mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and by Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post about an app cleaner script. The project's homepage is hosted at itsalin.com, and the repository states that this is the only legitimate website owned by the author.
read the full Pearcleaner overview →
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 →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or dua-cli more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars and dua-cli has 6,277. 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 (14,669 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose dua-cli if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.