Decision Workspace
solana_dex_tools vs lux-dex vs openbook
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
solana_dex_tools
growingv1.0.4
A high-performance, thread-safe Rust library for interacting with Solana decentralized exchanges (DEXs), optimized for high-frequency trading (HFT) applications.
45
lux-dex
experimentalv1.2.1
Rust SDK for LX - High-performance decentralized exchange
44
openbook
growingv0.1.0
📖1️⃣2️⃣ A CLI, TUI and SDK to interact with OpenBook V1 and V2 markets on the Solana blockchain.
Core Metrics
| solana_dex_tools | lux-dex | openbook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 45 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 25 | 17.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 198d ago | 105d ago | 655d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
solana_dex_tools
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
lux-dex
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
openbook
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| solana_dex_tools | lux-dex | openbook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 1.2.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 28KB | 95KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lux-dex leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openbook has the most downloads (17.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ openbook has not been updated in over a year.
- •openbook is pre-1.0 — API may change.