Decision Workspace
subxt-lightclient vs subxt vs substrate-subxt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
subxt-lightclient
growingv0.50.1
Light Client for chain interaction
70
subxt
growingv0.50.1
Interact with Substrate based chains on the Polkadot Network
51
substrate-subxt
growingv0.16.0
Deprecated: crate renamed to subxt.
Core Metrics
| subxt-lightclient | subxt | substrate-subxt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 70 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9M | 6.2M | 50.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 422.4K | 426.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 60 | 846 | 86 |
| Releases | 34 | 51 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 28d ago | 1574d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 4y 6m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
subxt-lightclient
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
subxt
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
substrate-subxt
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| subxt-lightclient | subxt | substrate-subxt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.50.1 | 0.50.1 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 33 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 182KB | 13KB |
| Features | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •subxt leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •subxt is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ substrate-subxt has not been updated in over a year.