go-ethereum VS prysm

Compare go-ethereum vs prysm and see what are their differences.

go-ethereum

Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol (by ethereum)

prysm

Go implementation of Ethereum proof of stake (by prysmaticlabs)
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go-ethereum prysm
365 134
46,063 3,348
2.2% 1.2%
9.9 9.7
about 17 hours ago about 2 hours ago
Go Go
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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go-ethereum

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-ethereum. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-20.

prysm

Posts with mentions or reviews of prysm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-22.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing go-ethereum and prysm you can also consider the following projects:

Nethermind - A robust execution client for Ethereum node operators.

lighthouse - Ethereum consensus client in Rust

web3.py - A python interface for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and ecosystem.

nimbus-eth2 - Nim implementation of the Ethereum Beacon Chain

besu - An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/besu

eth2-staking-rewards-calculator - [Archived, see README] Allows you to calculate the Ethereum 2.0 staking rewards on a day-by-day basis (useful for tax purposes).

cosmos-sdk - :chains: A Framework for Building High Value Public Blockchains :sparkles:

core-geth - A highly configurable Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol.

teku - Open-source Ethereum consensus client written in Java

Parity - (deprecated) The fast, light, and robust client for the Ethereum mainnet.

ethereum-org-website - Ethereum.org is a primary online resource for the Ethereum community.