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Pick up to four tools and compare adoption, momentum and maintenance at a glance. The crown marks the leader in each row.

Standard framework for Solana programs with account validation macros, IDL generation and TS clients.

Rust-based Solidity toolkit (forge, cast, anvil, chisel) with fast tests and fuzzing; the default for new EVM projects.

TypeScript-first EVM development environment; Hardhat 3 adds a Rust runtime, Solidity tests and multichain support.

Browser-based Solidity IDE for writing, compiling, debugging and deploying contracts with zero setup.

Head to head

Metric	Anchor	Foundry	Hardhat	Remix IDE
Stars	5.2k	10.8k	8.5k	3.1k
Weekly downloads	138k	n/a	557k	n/a
Download growth	-13%	n/a	+2%	n/a
Popularity score	65/100	74/100	71/100	64/100
Forks	2k	2.7k	1.7k	1.4k
Open issues	67	250	540	952
Last commit	today	1w ago	today	3d ago
Latest version	1.2.2Nov 3, 2026	n/a	3.21.2	n/a
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0	n/a	Apache-2.0
First released	2021	2021	2018	2020
Signals	Popular	TrendingPopular	Popular	Popular
Listed in	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks

Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Foundry, Hardhat, Remix IDE.

Standard framework for Solana programs with account validation macros, IDL generation and TS clients.

Rust-based Solidity toolkit (forge, cast, anvil, chisel) with fast tests and fuzzing; the default for new EVM projects.

TypeScript-first EVM development environment; Hardhat 3 adds a Rust runtime, Solidity tests and multichain support.

Browser-based Solidity IDE for writing, compiling, debugging and deploying contracts with zero setup.

Metric	Anchor	Foundry	Hardhat	Remix IDE
Stars	5.2k	10.8k	8.5k	3.1k
Weekly downloads	138k	n/a	557k	n/a
Download growth	-13%	n/a	+2%	n/a
Popularity score	65/100	74/100	71/100	64/100
Forks	2k	2.7k	1.7k	1.4k
Open issues	67	250	540	952
Last commit	today	1w ago	today	3d ago
Latest version	1.2.2Nov 3, 2026	n/a	3.21.2	n/a
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0	n/a	Apache-2.0
First released	2021	2021	2018	2020
Signals	Popular	TrendingPopular	Popular	Popular
Listed in	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks	Blockchain & Web3 › Development Frameworks

Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Foundry, Hardhat, Remix IDE.