Decision Workspace
germinate vs askama vs minijinja
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
germinate
growingv0.7.0
A templating library for injecting variables from multiple external sources
75
askama
growingv0.15.6
Type-safe, compiled Jinja-like templates for Rust
72
minijinja
stablev2.18.0
a powerful template engine for Rust with minimal dependencies
Core Metrics
| germinate | askama | minijinja | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 75 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3K | 29.3M | 15.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 2.9M | 2.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.0K | 4.8K |
| Releases | 7 | 42 | 107 |
| Last Updated | 1648d ago | 3d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 9y 1m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
germinate
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
askama
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
minijinja
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| germinate | askama | minijinja | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.15.6 | 2.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 49KB | 195KB |
| Features | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •askama leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minijinja is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ germinate has not been updated in over a year.
- •germinate, askama are pre-1.0 — API may change.