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There are a multiple options when it comes to React libraries for Ethereum that help manage wallet connections, provide utility methods/hooks, etc.

Overview

wagmiweb3-reactuseDAppweb3modal
GitHub Starswagmi star countweb3-react star countuseDApp star countweb3modal star count
Open Issueswagmi star countweb3-react star countuseDApp star countweb3modal star count
Licensewagmi star countweb3-react star countuseDApp star countweb3modal star count
Their Comparison(none)(none)(none)
Supported FrameworksReact, Vanilla JSReactReactVanilla JS
Documentation🛑🛑
Test Suite1🔶🔶🛑
Examples2🔶🛑🔶

wagmi

Pros

  • 20+ hooks for working with wallets, ENS, contracts, transactions, signing, etc.
  • Built-in wallet connectors for MetaMask, WalletConnect, and Coinbase Wallet
  • Caching, request deduplication, and persistence powered by react-query
  • Auto-refresh data on wallet, block, and network changes
  • Test suite running against forked Ethereum network
  • TypeScript ready and extensive documentation
  • MIT License

Cons

  • Not as many connectors as web3-react

web3-react

Pros

  • Supports many different connectors (conceptually similar to wagmi's connectors)
  • Basic hooks for managing account
  • Used by Uniswap and some other popular projects

Cons

  • Need to set up connectors and method for connecting wallet on your own
  • Need to install connectors separately
  • Almost no tests or documentation; infrequent updates
  • GPL-3.0 License

useDApp

Pros

  • Auto-refresh on new blocks and wallet changes
  • Multicall support
  • Transaction notifications
  • Chrome extension and Firefox add-on
  • MIT License

Cons

  • Uses web3-react
  • Non-standard hook API
  • Lack of TypeScript generics support
  • Almost no tests

web3modal

Pros

  • UI component for connecting wallet
  • Supports many different connectors
  • MIT License

Cons

  • Cannot be used headlessly
  • No hooks for interacting with Ethereum, fetching information, etc.
  • Almost no tests and infrequent updates

Footnotes

  1. Runs against forked Ethereum network ✅. Mocking functionality (i.e. RPC calls) is 🔶.

  2. Has multiple examples ✅. Has single example 🔶.