Decision Workspace
pocket-ic vs ic-canister-sig-creation vs canic-utils
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
76
pocket-ic
stablev13.0.0
PocketIC: A Canister Smart Contract Testing Platform
67
ic-canister-sig-creation
stablev1.3.1
Library for creating canister signatures on the Internet Computer.
67
canic-utils
experimentalv0.17.3
Canic — a canister orchestration and management toolkit for the Internet Computer
Core Metrics
| pocket-ic | ic-canister-sig-creation | canic-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 76 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 329.8K | 186.2K | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 14.8K | 18.5K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 472 | 362 | 1.7K |
| Releases | 19 | 5 | 157 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 126d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 1y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
pocket-ic
Maintenance
22
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
ic-canister-sig-creation
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
canic-utils
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pocket-ic | ic-canister-sig-creation | canic-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 13.0.0 | 1.3.1 | 0.17.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 37 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 19KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.94.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocket-ic leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •canic-utils is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •canic-utils is pre-1.0 — API may change.