Decision Workspace
ic-testkit vs pocket-ic vs canic-control-plane
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
ic-testkit
experimentalv0.1.11
PocketIC-oriented test utilities for IC canister tests
77
pocket-ic
stablev15.0.0
PocketIC: A Canister Smart Contract Testing Platform
72
canic-control-plane
experimentalv0.91.0
Canic — a canister orchestration and management toolkit for the Internet Computer
Core Metrics
| ic-testkit | pocket-ic | canic-control-plane | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 77 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 948 | 393.3K | 13.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 9.6K | 5.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 828 | 738 |
| Releases | 17 | 21 | 606 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 17d ago | today |
| Age | 1m | 2y 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
ic-testkit
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pocket-ic
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
canic-control-plane
Maintenance
25
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ic-testkit | pocket-ic | canic-control-plane | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 15.0.0 | 0.91.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 37 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 88KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | 1.91.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocket-ic leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pocket-ic is depended on by 828 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ic-testkit, canic-control-plane are pre-1.0 — API may change.