Comparison

Remix IDE vs Slither

No clear leader: Slither (49.5) and Remix IDE (49.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Remix IDE49
Slither50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Remix IDE49 / 100low · 13%
Slither50 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Model
Remix IDE–
Price level
Remix IDE–
Slitherfree
Integrations
Count
Remix IDE11
Slither9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Remix IDE–
Slither186
Github stars
Remix IDE–
Slither6,361
Activity
Commits last 30d
Remix IDE–
Slither29
Release
Cadence days
Remix IDE–
Slither68
History
Remix IDE–
Slither20 items
License
Spdx
Remix IDE–
SlitherAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Remix IDE–
SlitherPython
Market
Availability
Remix IDE–
Content
Faq
Remix IDE–
Slither5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Slither

Detects issues in Solidity and Vyper smart contracts using static analysis, providing visual reports and a custom analysis API for security assessment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Remix IDE

Pricing not documented yet.

Slither

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Remix IDE

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

Slither

9 total
  • GitHub Actions
  • Hardhat
  • Foundry
  • Brownie
  • Dapp
  • Pre-commit
  • Docker
  • Pyth Oracle detectors
  • Chronicle detectors
Independently observed
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Remix IDE or Slither: which one depends on you

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