Decision Workspace
parrot-network vs ethers vs ethers-contract
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
parrot-network
growingv0.0.22
Experimental public Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
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
| parrot-network | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 20.9K | 5.6M | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 217.4K | 258.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.5K | 417 |
| Releases | 22 | 33 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 567d ago | 751d ago | 751d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 5y 9m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
parrot-network
Maintenance
13
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
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
| parrot-network | ethers | ethers-contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.22 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 186KB | 7KB | 32KB |
| Features | 2 | 24 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 22.7% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | 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.
- •⚠ parrot-network, ethers, ethers-contract have not been updated in over a year.
- •parrot-network is pre-1.0 — API may change.