ethers.js
Complete Ethereum library for building dapps, wallets and blockchain tools.
Crypto and web3 npm MIT
Used in agent projects
574
4.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#5 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
3.6M
npm, last 7 days, ethers
GitHub stars
8,710
last push Jun 18, 2026
How ethers.js is used
ethers.js is a dependency in 574 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (4.5%), #5 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use viem (64.8%), wagmi (41.5%), TanStack Query (31.9%).
Often used with ethers.js
| viem | 64.8% of ethers.js projects · 5.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| wagmi | 41.5% of ethers.js projects · 8.1× more than average |
| TanStack Query | 31.9% of ethers.js projects · 3.3× more than average |
| TypeScript | 74.9% of ethers.js projects |
| Axios | 30.7% of ethers.js projects · 3.1× more than average |
| React | 63.4% of ethers.js projects · 1.5× more than average |
| ESLint | 56.4% of ethers.js projects · 1.5× more than average |
| Next.js | 43.2% of ethers.js projects · 1.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list ethers.js as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install ethers |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (313), Next.js (232), Rust (13), Python (7) |
| Example projects | sunflower-land/sunflower-land, ant-design/ant-design-web3, nirholas/three.ws, ask-the-hive/the-hive, dabit3/x402-starter-kit |
Alternatives to ethers.js
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Web3.js npm Official JavaScript SDK for interacting with the Solana blockchain. |
2,099 (16.5%) | 2.6M | 2,767 | MIT |
| viem npm TypeScript interface for Ethereum with type-safe interactions. |
1,566 (12.3%) | 6.5M | 3,577 | MIT |
| Solana SPL Token npm JavaScript API for interacting with Solana's SPL Token program. |
924 (7.3%) | 1.2M | 223 | Apache-2.0 |
| wagmi npm React hooks library for Ethereum interactions and wallet connections. |
650 (5.1%) | 1M | 6,759 | MIT |
| Solana Wallet Adapter npm React hooks and UI for connecting Solana wallets to dapps with state management. |
547 (4.3%) | 1M | 2,030 | Apache-2.0 |
| Anchor npm Framework for developing Solana smart contracts with TypeScript and Rust. |
438 (3.4%) | 851K | 5,142 | (MIT OR Apache-2.0) |
| solders pypi Python bindings for Solana Rust tools enabling efficient blockchain interaction. |
423 (3.3%) | 388K | 449 | — |
| solana-py pypi Python SDK for interacting with Solana blockchain and building on-chain programs. |
342 (2.7%) | 247K | 1,445 | — |