Dapp Development Frameworks
Last edit: @wackerow(opens in a new tab), May 7, 2024
Introduction to frameworks
Building a full-fledged dapp requires different pieces of technology. Software frameworks include many of the needed features or provide easy plugin systems to pick the tools you desire.
Frameworks come with a lot of out-of-the-box functionality, like:
- Features to spin up a local blockchain instance.
- Utilities to compile and test your smart contracts.
- Client development add-ons to build your user-facing application within the same project/repository.
- Configuration to connect to Ethereum networks and deploy contracts, whether to a locally running instance, or one of Ethereum's public networks.
- Decentralized app distribution - integrations with storage options like IPFS.
Prerequisites
Before diving into frameworks, we recommend you first read through our introduction to dapps and the Ethereum stack.
Available frameworks
Foundry - Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development
- Install Foundry(opens in a new tab)
- Foundry book(opens in a new tab)
- Foundry community chat on Telegram(opens in a new tab)
- Awesome Foundry(opens in a new tab)
Hardhat - Ethereum development environment for professionals.
Ape - The smart contract development tool for Pythonistas, Data Scientists, and Security Professionals.
Web3j - A platform for developing blockchain applications on the JVM.
ethers-kt - Async, high-performance Kotlin/Java/Android library for EVM-based blockchains.
Create Eth App - Create Ethereum-powered apps with one command. Comes with a wide offering of UI frameworks and DeFi templates to choose from.
Scaffold-Eth - Ethers.js + Hardhat + React components and hooks for web3: everything you need to get started building decentralized applications powered by smart contracts.
Tenderly - Web3 development platform that enables blockchain developers to build, test, debug, monitor, and operate smart contracts and improve dapp UX.
The Graph - The Graph for querying blockchain data efficiently.
Alchemy - Ethereum Development Platform.
NodeReal - Ethereum Development Platform.
thirdweb SDK - Build web3 applications that can interact with your smart contracts using our powerful SDKs and CLI.
Chainstack - Web3 (Ethereum and otherwise) Development Platform.
Crossmint - Enterprise-grade web3 development platform, that allows you to build NFT applications on all major chains EVM Chains(and others).
Brownie - Python-based development environment and testing framework.
- Documentation(opens in a new tab)
- GitHub(opens in a new tab)
- Brownie is currently unmaintained
Truffle - A development environment, testing framework, build pipeline, and other tools.
- trufflesuite.com(opens in a new tab)
- GitHub(opens in a new tab)
- Truffle development has ended - read more(opens in a new tab)
OpenZeppelin SDK - The Ultimate Smart Contract Toolkit: A suite of tools to help you develop, compile, upgrade, deploy and interact with smart contracts.
- OpenZeppelin SDK(opens in a new tab)
- GitHub(opens in a new tab)
- Community Forum(opens in a new tab)
- OpenZeppelin SDK development has ended
Catapulta - Multi-chain smart contracts deployment tool, automate verifications in block explorers, keep track deployed smart contracts and share deployment reports, plug-n-play for Foundry and Hardhat projects.
Covalent - Enriched blockchain APIs for 200+ Chains.
- covalenthq.com(opens in a new tab)
- Documentation(opens in a new tab)
- GitHub(opens in a new tab)
- Discord(opens in a new tab)
Wake - All-in-one Python framework for contracts testing, fuzzing, deployment, vulnerability scanning and code navigation.
- Homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Documentation(opens in a new tab)
- GitHub(opens in a new tab)
- VS Code Extension(opens in a new tab)
Further reading
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