Decision Workspace
oak-handlebars vs upon vs varj
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
oak-handlebars
experimentalv0.0.10
Handlebars template engine parser with support for modern templating features and extensions.
56
upon
growingv0.10.0
A simple, powerful template engine with minimal dependencies and configurable delimiters
48
varj
growingv1.2.0
Ultra-lightweight string templating library. No Dependencies
Core Metrics
| oak-handlebars | upon | varj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 56 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 318 | 322.1K | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 79 | 16.2K | 100 |
| Dependents | 1 | 159 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 273d ago | 621d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
oak-handlebars
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
upon
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
varj
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| oak-handlebars | upon | varj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.10 | 0.10.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 61KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •upon leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •upon is depended on by 159 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ varj has not been updated in over a year.
- •oak-handlebars, upon are pre-1.0 — API may change.