Decision Workspace
web3signer-rs vs foundry-block-explorers vs ethers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
web3signer-rs
experimentalv0.0.1
A Rust based implementation of ConsenSys Web3Signer.
65
foundry-block-explorers
growingv0.24.0
Bindings for Etherscan.io and other block explorer APIs
64
ethers
growingv2.0.14
A complete Ethereum and Celo Rust library
Core Metrics
| web3signer-rs | foundry-block-explorers | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 35 | 985.2K | 6.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 103.6K | 239.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 102 | 2.6K |
| Releases | 1 | 46 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 194d ago | 12d ago | 810d ago |
| Age | 6m | 2y 6m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
web3signer-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
foundry-block-explorers
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ethers
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| web3signer-rs | foundry-block-explorers | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.24.0 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 76KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •foundry-block-explorers leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ethers has the most downloads (6.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ethers is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ethers has not been updated in over a year.
- •web3signer-rs, foundry-block-explorers are pre-1.0 — API may change.