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Pearcleaner vs resticprofile
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars, 377 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. resticprofile has 1,420 stars, 69 forks, 99 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 933% (14,669 vs 1,420 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; resticprofile is written in Go under GPL-3.0. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, resticprofile 5%. resticprofile 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 | resticprofile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | Go |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-07-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 377 | ⑂ 69 |
| 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 resticprofile if
- You want the resticprofile feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and resticprofile 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 resticprofile
resticprofile is a GPL 3.0 configuration profiles manager and scheduler for the restic backup tool, written in Go, intended for administrators and teams who run restic jobs on a schedule and want those jobs described in a configuration file rather than reconstructed from command line history.
read the full resticprofile overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or resticprofile more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars and resticprofile has 1,420. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and resticprofile free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and resticprofile is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and resticprofile?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and resticprofile 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 resticprofile?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (14,669 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose resticprofile if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.