Diskzy vs Mole: an honest comparison

Mole comes in two forms from the same developer. The Mole CLI is a free, open source terminal tool under GPL-3.0 that cleans, uninstalls, analyzes, optimizes and monitors a Mac. Mole for Mac is a separate native app, $19 once for 2 Macs, that offers cache cleanup, app uninstalling with leftovers, a treemap disk view, maintenance tasks and a live status monitor for CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network. It runs on macOS 14 or later.

Diskzy overlaps on cleanup, uninstalling and the disk map, and differs in emphasis. It has no maintenance tasks or system monitor. Instead it explains System Data part by part, keeps its map current as files change, and sends everything it removes to the Trash, including cleaned caches. It has no terminal version and is not open source.

	Diskzy	Mole
Price	Free for 72 hours with everything unlocked, then $9 once for 2 Macs. No subscription.	Mac app: $19 once for 2 Macs, free updates, 14-day refund. The CLI is free.
Source code	Closed source.	The CLI is open source under GPL-3.0. The Mac app is a separate proprietary app.
Disk map	Maps the whole disk.	Treemap disk view with drill-down navigation.
System Data	Breaks System Data into named parts, each sized and marked Safe to clear, Look first or Managed by macOS. Deleting happens in the Clean up tab.	Cleanup covers caches, logs and other storage categories, starting from System Data.
Cleanup	Lists caches, logs, Xcode leftovers, project build folders, package-manager caches and old installers, each ticked or unticked with a reason.	Yes. Cache and log cleanup, with review before deleting in the Mac app.
App uninstaller	Yes, with leftovers.	Yes, with leftovers, plus app update management.
Maintenance and live system status	No.	Yes. Maintenance tasks and a monitor for CPU, memory, GPU, disk I/O and network.
Where deleted files go	Everything goes to the Trash. Nothing is gone until you empty it.	Mac app: cache cleanup is permanent by default, with a Trash option in Settings. Uninstalls and deletions from the disk view go to the Trash.
Analytics, account and requirements	No analytics and no account. macOS 15 Sequoia or later, Apple silicon and Intel.	The Mac app does not include Google Analytics, and license activation sends the key and a device label. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.

When Mole is the better choice

Choose Mole if you want a free, open source tool you can run and script in the terminal, if you want maintenance tasks and a live system monitor in the same app, or if your Mac runs macOS 14.

When Diskzy is the better choice

Choose Diskzy if you want System Data explained part by part, a map that stays current, and every removal, cache cleanup included, to go to the Trash first.

Details about Mole were checked on October 10, 2026 against mole.fit, mole.fit, github.com. Prices and features change; check their site for the latest.

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