Decision Workspace
ethers-signers vs ethers vs ethers-contract
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
ethers-signers
growingv2.0.14
A unified interface for locally signing Ethereum transactions
64
ethers
growingv2.0.14
A complete Ethereum and Celo Rust library
63
ethers-contract
growingv2.0.14
Type-safe abstractions for interacting with Ethereum smart contracts
Core Metrics
| ethers-signers | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6M | 6.5M | 7.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 180.4K | 154.0K | 175.1K |
| Dependents | 777 | 2.6K | 420 |
| Releases | 38 | 33 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 859d ago | 859d ago | 859d ago |
| Age | 6y | 6y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
ethers-signers
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ethers
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ethers-contract
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ethers-signers | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.14 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 7KB | 32KB |
| Features | 7 | 24 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ethers leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ethers-contract has the most downloads (7.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ethers is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ethers-signers, ethers, ethers-contract have not been updated in over a year.