# Blockscout vs Remix IDE

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Blockscout

| Attribute | Blockscout | Remix IDE |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.4 (66% (medium)) | 49.2 (13% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 61 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,681 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source block explorer that allows users to search transactions, verify smart contracts, and access analytics across multiple EVM-compatible blockchains from a single interface, with support for hundreds of chains, rollups, L2s, and testnets. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://www.blockscout.com","question":"What is Blockscout?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Blockscout. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.blockscout.com","question":"What platforms does Blockscout support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Blockscout can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.blockscout.com","question":"Can Blockscout be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Open-source software for searching and analyzing blockchain transactions across multiple networks. Provides smart contract verification, debugging tools, API access, and transaction inspection for public chains, layer-2 solutions, testnets, and private blockchains. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"tooling_type":"block-explorer","trace_debugger":true,"local_dev_network":true,"maintenance_status":"active","evm_compatible_only":false,"contract_verification_integration":true}` | `{"tooling_type":"ide","trace_debugger":true,"local_dev_network":true,"maintenance_status":"active","evm_compatible_only":false,"static_analysis_security_tool":true,"contract_verification_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 11 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Sourcify","native":true,"category":"contract-verification","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Etherscan","native":true,"category":"block-explorer","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Blockscout","native":true,"category":"block-explorer","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Tenderly","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"The Graph","native":true,"category":"indexing-data-api","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Alchemy","native":true,"category":"rpc-node-infra","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ZKsync","native":true},{"name":"Starknet","native":true},{"name":"Sui","native":true},{"name":"COTI","native":true},{"name":"ZoKrates","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | Elixir | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.blockscout.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-11T19:13:53.709Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.3.0","date":"2026-09-10T14:00:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.8","date":"2026-08-26T09:31:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.7","date":"2026-08-18T12:46:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.6","date":"2026-08-10T11:18:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.5","date":"2026-08-07T13:38:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.4","date":"2026-08-04T09:48:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.3","date":"2026-07-24T16:19:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.2","date":"2026-07-03T14:58:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.1","date":"2026-06-18T15:53:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.2.0","date":"2026-06-17T10:45:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.1.3","date":"2026-06-02T13:30:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.1.2","date":"2026-05-27T12:35:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.1.1","date":"2026-05-25T14:09:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.1.0","date":"2026-05-25T10:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.0.3","date":"2026-05-08T13:11:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.0.2","date":"2026-05-04T15:59:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.0.1","date":"2026-05-01T11:44:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v11.0.0","date":"2026-04-22T16:08:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v10.2.6","date":"2026-04-15T14:03:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/releases/tag/v10.2.5","date":"2026-04-14T14:15:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.2.5"}]` | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=ethereum-helm-charts%2Fblockscout&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Blockchain Dev Tools)

| Capability | Blockscout | Remix IDE |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Tooling type | Block explorer | Ide |
| Evm compatible only | ✗ | ✗ |
| Local dev network | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native fuzzing invariant testing | - | - |
| Mainnet forking | - | - |
| Contract verification integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trace debugger | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gas profiling | - | - |
| Archive node access | - | - |
| Graphql indexing | - | - |
| Static analysis security tool | - | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | - |
| Maintenance status | Active | Active |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-07T01:12:27.074Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*