# raiden-network/raiden

Raiden Network

Repository: https://github.com/raiden-network/raiden
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/raiden
Homepage: https://developer.raiden.network
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: blockchain, ethereum, raiden, payment, payments, micropayments, payment-channels
Last push: 2024-03-28T01:13:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3869, "days_push": 889, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1833, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.363889+00:00)

## What it is
Raiden is a Python client implementing an off-chain state channel network for Ethereum, enabling near-instant, low-fee token transfers with any ERC20 token. It exposes a REST API and WebUI for opening payment channels, depositing tokens, and executing scalable micropayments.

## Use cases
- send instant low-fee ERC20 token payments on Ethereum
- build a pay-per-use paywall with micropayments
- process machine-to-machine IoT micropayments
- scale dApp payments off-chain with state channels
- stream per-use payments for content or bandwidth
- open and manage Ethereum payment channels via API

## When to choose
- you need fast, cheap ERC20 micropayments on Ethereum without on-chain transactions per payment
- you want an accountless pay-per-use payment infrastructure for a dApp or service
- you're researching or building on state channel technology

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose smart contract development rather than payments
- you want Bitcoin or non-ERC20 token transfers
- you need an actively developed solution - the project is in maintenance and development activity has slowed

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: rpc, api-framework, security
- domain: blockchain, fintech, microservices
- platform: python, cli
- tags: ethereum, payment-channels, state-channels, off-chain-scaling, erc20, micropayments, layer-2, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- raiden-network/raiden (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.363889+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:18:38.645712+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/raiden-network/raiden (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.363889+00:00, sha e39743f64b8b)
  - homepage: https://developer.raiden.network (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:07.212747+00:00, sha 0ceec9971001)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/raiden/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:07.215408+00:00, sha d41c3e63aa31)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.