Decision Workspace
handlebars-magic vs handlebars vs fluent-templates
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
handlebars-magic
growingv0.6.0
Quickly and flexibly generate content based on handlebars templates.
74
handlebars
stablev6.4.1
Handlebars templating implemented in Rust.
67
fluent-templates
growingv0.14.0
Templating for the Fluent localization framework
Core Metrics
| handlebars-magic | handlebars | fluent-templates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 74 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 76.3M | 896.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.3M | 48.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.9K | 397 |
| Releases | 7 | 184 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 764d ago | 9d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 5y | 11y 5m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
handlebars-magic
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
handlebars
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
fluent-templates
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| handlebars-magic | handlebars | fluent-templates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 6.4.1 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 19 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 110KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •handlebars leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •handlebars is depended on by 9.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ handlebars-magic has not been updated in over a year.
- •handlebars-magic, fluent-templates are pre-1.0 — API may change.