Foundry
Foundry is a comprehensive, command-line-based development toolkit designed for building, testing, and deploying smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Blazing fast smart contract development toolkit for Ethereum.
Who should look elsewhere
Primarily command-line based, which might have a learning curve for some
Pros
- +Blazing fast compilation and execution
- +Comprehensive suite of tools for the entire dev lifecycle
- +Ability to test against real chain state for robust testing
- +Open-source and community-driven with active development
- +Easy to install and get started
Cons
- −Primarily command-line based, which might have a learning curve for some
- −Requires familiarity with Ethereum development concepts
Key features
- ✓Forge: Build, test, debug, deploy, and verify smart contracts
- ✓Anvil: Run a local Ethereum development node with JSON-RPC compliance
- ✓Cast: Interact with on-chain applications from the command line
- ✓Ultra-fast compilation with dynamic_test_linking
- ✓Test contracts against real-world chain state
- ✓Fork mainnet for local development
- ✓Load and dump state for Anvil nodes
- ✓Call contract functions and send transactions via command line
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | — | month | Blazing fast smart contract development toolkit; Ultra-fast compilation; Performant local node |
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