This is an overview of the main VeChain development tools and where they fit in your tech stack. There are several different tools that have vastly different purposes in your applications and picking the right tool will ensure you have a seamless development process. Each of these tools are purpose-built for VeChainThor and are designed specifically for use in VeChain's ecosystem.

VeChain JS SDK
The VeChain JS SDK is a javascript/typescript library which allows you to interact directly with the blockchain and has the most comprehensive toolset for doing so. It is perfect for building backend services enabling you to do any kind of operation on VeChainThor:

• Reading data from the chain

• Writing to the chain

• Listening to onchain events

• Managing wallets, accounts, contracts and assets
  
  

VeChainKit
VeChain Kit is a comprehensive react library designed to make building VeChain applications fast and straightforward. It is designed to work seamlessly with your react web application and includes built in features to handle onboarding including social login with privy:

• Seamless wallet integration

• Unified Ecosystem accounts

• Developer-friendly hooks

• Pre-built UI components

• Multi-language support

• Token operations
  
  

Hardhat Plugin
Hardhat is a tool for building, compiling and deploying smart contracts. The VeChain hardhat plugin makes it easy to work with smart contracts specifically designed for deployment on VeChain:

• Solidity Compiler

• Contract deployment

• Contract ABI tooling

• VeChain specific solidity version