Decision Workspace
foundry-block-explorers vs ethers-etherscan vs ethers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
foundry-block-explorers
growingv0.24.0
Bindings for Etherscan.io and other block explorer APIs
59
ethers-etherscan
growingv2.0.14
Bindings for the etherscan.io web API
64
ethers
growingv2.0.14
A complete Ethereum and Celo Rust library
Core Metrics
| foundry-block-explorers | ethers-etherscan | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 59 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M | 7.2M | 6.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 52.6K | 146.4K | 143.1K |
| Dependents | 167 | 66 | 2.6K |
| Releases | 46 | 27 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 61d ago | 859d ago | 859d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 4y 9m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
foundry-block-explorers
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ethers-etherscan
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ethers
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| foundry-block-explorers | ethers-etherscan | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.0 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 30KB | 7KB |
| Features | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 2.2% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 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-etherscan has the most downloads (7.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ethers is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ethers-etherscan, ethers have not been updated in over a year.
- •foundry-block-explorers is pre-1.0 — API may change.