Decision Workspace
canister-tools vs candid-gen vs pocket-ic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
canister-tools
growingv0.2.3
Tools for the canisters on the internet-computer, featuring simple upgrades and data safety state snapshot upload/download features.
32
candid-gen
growingv0.1.0
CLI tool that automates the generation of Candid interface files from Rust canisters for Internet Computer (IC) projects.
76
pocket-ic
stablev13.0.0
PocketIC: A Canister Smart Contract Testing Platform
Core Metrics
| canister-tools | candid-gen | pocket-ic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 32 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 14.2K | 1.5K | 329.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 3 | 14.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 668d ago | 652d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 1y 9m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
canister-tools
Maintenance
7
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
candid-gen
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
pocket-ic
Maintenance
22
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| canister-tools | candid-gen | pocket-ic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.1.0 | 13.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 916KB | 25KB | 85KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocket-ic leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pocket-ic is depended on by 472 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ canister-tools, candid-gen have not been updated in over a year.
- •canister-tools, candid-gen are pre-1.0 — API may change.