Stellar JS SDK
Stellar Development FoundationBest for Official SDK for Horizon, Stellar RPC and Soroban contracts
Catch Stellar only; JavaScript and TypeScript
- Chains
Stellar- Price
- Free (open source)
Stellar smart contract frameworks and SDKs
3 smart contract frameworks and SDKs whose own docs name Stellar, compared on price, network and the catch. Checked against each maker's own pages; last updated Oct 23, 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Price | Stellar | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar JS SDK | Official SDK for Horizon, Stellar RPC and Soroban contracts | Free (open source) | Mainnet | Stellar only; JavaScript and TypeScript |
| Stellar CLI | Build, deploy and invoke Soroban contracts from the terminal | Free (open source) | Mainnet | Stellar only; contract builds need Rust and the wasm32v1-none target |
| Soroban Rust SDK | Write Stellar smart contracts in Rust | Free (open source) | Mainnet | Stellar only; only the two latest major versions get security fixes |
Compare two side by side: Stellar JS SDK vs Stellar CLI · Stellar JS SDK vs Soroban Rust SDK · Stellar CLI vs Soroban Rust SDK
Stellar CLI
Stellar Development FoundationBest for Build, deploy and invoke Soroban contracts from the terminal
Catch Stellar only; contract builds need Rust and the wasm32v1-none target
- Chains
- Stellar
- Price
- Free (open source)
Soroban Rust SDK
Stellar Development FoundationBest for Write Stellar smart contracts in Rust
Catch Stellar only; only the two latest major versions get security fixes
- Chains
- Stellar
- Price
- Free (open source)
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