Comparison

Foundry vs Remix IDE

On the evidence we track, Foundry leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Foundry59
Remix IDE49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Foundry59 / 100high · 77%
Remix IDE49 / 100low · 13%
Pricing
Free tier
Foundry✓
Remix IDE–
Model
Remix IDE–
Price level
Foundryfree
Remix IDE–
Integrations
Count
Foundry3
Remix IDE11
Reliability
Status page
Foundry✓
Remix IDE–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Foundry1
Remix IDE–
Github stars
Foundry10,593
Remix IDE–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Foundry100
Remix IDE–
Release
Cadence days
Foundry1
Remix IDE–
History
Foundry20 items
Remix IDE–
License
Spdx
FoundryApache-2.0
Remix IDE–
Language
Primary
FoundryRust
Remix IDE–
Content
Faq
Foundry4 items
Remix IDE–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for blockchain dev tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Tooling type
FoundryFramework
Remix IDEIde
Evm compatible only
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✗
Local dev network
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✓
Native fuzzing invariant testing
Foundry✓
Remix IDE-
Mainnet forking
Foundry✓
Remix IDE-
Contract verification integration
Foundry-
Remix IDE✓
Trace debugger
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✓
Gas profiling
Foundry✓
Remix IDE-
Archive node access
Foundry-
Remix IDE-
Graphql indexing
Foundry-
Remix IDE-
Static analysis security tool
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✓
Open source
Foundry✓
Remix IDE-
Maintenance status
FoundryActive
Remix IDEActive

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Foundry

Leader

A Rust-based toolkit for building, testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts on Ethereum networks

Independently observed

Remix IDE

A web-based IDE that enables developers to write, compile, test, and deploy smart contracts in multiple languages across EVM and non-EVM blockchains, with built-in debugging, security scanning, and contract verification capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Foundry

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Remix IDE

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Foundry✗
Remix IDE✓
macOS
Foundry✗
Remix IDE✓
Windows
Foundry✗
Remix IDE✓
Linux
Foundry✗
Remix IDE✓
CLI
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Foundry✗
Remix IDE✓
Self-hosted
Foundry✓
Remix IDE✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Foundry

Leader
3 total
  • Slither
  • Aderyn
  • Solar
Independently observed

Remix IDE

11 total
  • Sourcify
  • Etherscan
  • Blockscout
  • Tenderly
  • The Graph
  • Alchemy
  • ZKsync
  • Starknet
  • Sui
  • COTI
  • ZoKrates
Independently observed
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