There are a large number of tools available in the field, many of them are supported by individuals. Often you can see a new tool appear to support digital preservation that looks a lot like one by someone else. When a new tool is written, it is not often communicated with the original maintainer of the other why they were overlooked in favor of another bespoke development. The feedback is the first area the original project may have benefited. The support of the secondary project would have been the second benefit. Instead there are two tools, both likely, with only just enough support to build the features specific to their needs.
There are a large number of tools available in the field, many of them are supported by individuals. Often you can see a new tool appear to support digital preservation that looks a lot like one by someone else. When a new tool is written, it is not often communicated with the original maintainer of the other why they were overlooked in favor of another bespoke development. The feedback is the first area the original project may have benefited. The support of the secondary project would have been the second benefit. Instead there are two tools, both likely, with only just enough support to build the features specific to their needs.