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Pearcleaner vs git-sync
Pearcleaner has 14,670 GitHub stars, 377 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. git-sync has 705 stars, 36 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 1,981% (14,670 vs 705 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; git-sync is written in Go under MIT. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, git-sync 5%. git-sync 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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Side by side
| Pearcleaner | git-sync | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 705 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | Go |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-09-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 377 | ⑂ 36 |
| 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 git-sync if
- You want the git-sync feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and git-sync 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 git-sync
git sync is an MIT licensed command line tool written in Go that backs up and syncs git repositories from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea and Forgejo into a local directory, aimed at developers and teams who want a self controlled copy of their code.
read the full git-sync overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or git-sync more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,670 GitHub stars and git-sync has 705. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and git-sync free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and git-sync is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and git-sync?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and git-sync in Go. 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 git-sync?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (14,670 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose git-sync if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.