Decision Workspace
sailfish vs askama vs tera
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
sailfish
growingv0.10.1
Simple, small, and extremely fast template engine for Rust
75
askama
growingv0.15.6
Type-safe, compiled Jinja-like templates for Rust
69
tera
stablev1.20.1
A template engine for Rust based on Jinja2/Django
Core Metrics
| sailfish | askama | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 75 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 555.4K | 29.3M | 26.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 18.8K | 2.8M | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 320 | 4.0K | 9.5K |
| Releases | 34 | 42 | 115 |
| Last Updated | 112d ago | 3d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 9y 1m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
sailfish
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
askama
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tera
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| sailfish | askama | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.1 | 0.15.6 | 1.20.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 49KB | 105KB |
| Features | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 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.
- •tera is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sailfish, askama are pre-1.0 — API may change.