Decision Workspace
pocket-ic vs canic-testkit vs ic-testkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
77
pocket-ic
stablev15.0.0
PocketIC: A Canister Smart Contract Testing Platform
59
canic-testkit
experimentalv0.42.11
Deprecated empty placeholder crate; use ic-testkit instead.
50
ic-testkit
experimentalv0.1.11
PocketIC-oriented test utilities for IC canister tests
Core Metrics
| pocket-ic | canic-testkit | ic-testkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 77 | 59 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 393.3K | 8.8K | 948 |
| 30d Downloads | 9.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 828 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 21 | 407 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 33d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
pocket-ic
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
canic-testkit
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ic-testkit
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pocket-ic | canic-testkit | ic-testkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 15.0.0 | 0.42.11 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 37 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 88KB | 1KB | 52KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 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.
- •canic-testkit, ic-testkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.