Decision Workspace
near-kit vs neo3 vs aptos-sdk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
near-kit
experimentalv0.7.0
A clean, ergonomic Rust client for NEAR Protocol
59
neo3
stablev1.1.1
Production-ready Rust SDK for Neo N3 blockchain with high-level API, unified error handling, and enterprise features
54
aptos-sdk
growingv0.4.1
A user-friendly, idiomatic Rust SDK for the Aptos blockchain
Core Metrics
| near-kit | neo3 | aptos-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 513 | 10.5K | 22.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 426 | 251 | 197 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 109 |
| Releases | 12 | 28 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 10d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
near-kit
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
neo3
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
aptos-sdk
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| near-kit | neo3 | aptos-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 30 | 69 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 443KB | 2.8MB | 282KB |
| Features | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | 1.70 | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •neo3 leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aptos-sdk has the most downloads (22.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aptos-sdk is depended on by 109 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •near-kit, aptos-sdk are pre-1.0 — API may change.