Decision Workspace
solify-parser vs anchor-parser vs anchor-dls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
solify-parser
experimentalv0.1.0
IDL parser for Solify - parses Anchor IDL files and extracts program structure
44
anchor-parser
experimentalv2.1.0
Generate Rust types and helpers from Anchor IDL JSON files using solana-sdk directly — no anchor-lang dependency
48
anchor-dls
growingv0.1.7
Generate IDL for Anchor programs without initializing a workspace
Core Metrics
| solify-parser | anchor-parser | anchor-dls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 44 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 111 | 111 | 5.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 45 | 10 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 132d ago | 10d ago | 390d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
solify-parser
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
anchor-parser
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
anchor-dls
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| solify-parser | anchor-parser | anchor-dls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 74KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anchor-dls leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ anchor-dls has not been updated in over a year.
- •solify-parser, anchor-dls are pre-1.0 — API may change.