Decision Workspace
ic-eth vs ethers vs ethers-contract
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
ic-eth
growingv0.1.0
Interact with the Ethereum blockchain from the Internet Computer.
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
| ic-eth | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 5.6M | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 224.2K | 266.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.5K | 417 |
| Releases | 5 | 33 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 920d ago | 751d ago | 751d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 5y 9m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ic-eth
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
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
| ic-eth | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 7KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 24 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 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 (6.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ethers is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ic-eth, ethers, ethers-contract have not been updated in over a year.
- •ic-eth is pre-1.0 — API may change.