Decision Workspace
web3utilities vs pathfinder-common vs ethers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
web3utilities
growingv2.2.0
Commonly used cryptograpgic data structures in Web3
67
pathfinder-common
growingv0.22.0
Common types and utilities for Pathfinder
64
ethers
growingv2.0.14
A complete Ethereum and Celo Rust library
Core Metrics
| web3utilities | pathfinder-common | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 9.8K | 5.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 114 | 217.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 77 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 30 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1313d ago | 8d ago | 751d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 1y 1m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
web3utilities
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pathfinder-common
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ethers
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| web3utilities | pathfinder-common | ethers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 | 0.22.0 | 2.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 20 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 57KB | 7KB |
| Features | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pathfinder-common leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ethers has the most downloads (5.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ethers is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ web3utilities, ethers have not been updated in over a year.
- •pathfinder-common is pre-1.0 — API may change.