Decision Workspace
metadata-shortener vs subxt vs polymesh-api-client-extras
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
metadata-shortener
growingv0.2.1
Reference implementation for metadata shortener for Substrate chains, RFC46
70
subxt
growingv0.50.1
Interact with Substrate based chains on the Polkadot Network
68
polymesh-api-client-extras
stablev3.7.0
Polymesh API client extras
Core Metrics
| metadata-shortener | subxt | polymesh-api-client-extras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 6.2M | 14.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 426.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 846 | 24 |
| Releases | 3 | 51 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 829d ago | 28d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 4y 6m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
metadata-shortener
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
subxt
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
polymesh-api-client-extras
Maintenance
19
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| metadata-shortener | subxt | polymesh-api-client-extras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.50.1 | 3.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 33 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 182KB | 37KB |
| Features | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •subxt leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •subxt is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ metadata-shortener has not been updated in over a year.
- •metadata-shortener, subxt are pre-1.0 — API may change.