Decision Workspace
iron-tera vs atom-engine vs handlebars-iron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
iron-tera
growingv0.5.0
This is an Iron middleware for the Tera templating library
52
atom-engine
experimentalv5.0.2
A component-oriented template engine built on Tera with props, slots, and provide/inject context
44
handlebars-iron
growingv0.29.0
Handlebars templating middleware for Iron.
Core Metrics
| iron-tera | atom-engine | handlebars-iron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 16.9K | 52 | 275.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 52 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Releases | 9 | 3 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 2900d ago | 13d ago | 2253d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 13d | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
iron-tera
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
atom-engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
handlebars-iron
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| iron-tera | atom-engine | handlebars-iron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 5.0.2 | 0.29.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 23 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 97KB | 18KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •atom-engine leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •handlebars-iron has the most downloads (275.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ iron-tera, handlebars-iron have not been updated in over a year.
- •iron-tera, handlebars-iron are pre-1.0 — API may change.