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Hardhat vs Truffle

Pick Hardhat when

  • Solidity / EVM smart-contract developers
  • Teams needing local-chain contract testing
  • DeFi teams chasing faster compile times
  • Open-source dApp projects

When Hardhat is not a fit

  • Anyone not building on Ethereum or EVM chains
  • No-code founders without developers
  • Teams that need paid, SLA-backed support
  • Solana, Bitcoin, or non-EVM builders

Sources

  1. Hardhat 3 (official site)hardhat.org
    official
  2. Hardhat Network (official)hardhat.org
    official
  3. Announcing slang-solx: Solidity compiler up to 5x fasterblog.nomic.foundation
    official
  4. Nomic Foundation/hardhat FUNDING.jsongithub.com
    official
  5. Hardhat product security pagehardhat.org
    official
  6. Hardhat vs Truffle vs Remix (Reddit r/ethdev)reddit.com
    review
  7. Truffle vs. Hardhat comparisonarchive.trufflesuite.com
    review
  8. Find 61 Hardhat alternatives (Alchemy)alchemy.com
    review
  9. Hardhat | Blockchain Security Glossaryzealynx.io
    review
  10. Malicious Package in hardhat-devkit (Snyk)security.snyk.io
    security
  11. CVE-2026-34043 (TuxCare tracker)tuxcare.com
    security
  12. Cybercriminals Target Ethereum Developers with Fake Packagesthehackernews.com
    news
  13. Supply Chain Attack Targets Ethereum Development Toolinginfosecurity-magazine.com
    news