Decision Workspace
sailfish vs askama vs tera
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
sailfish
growingv0.11.1
Simple, small, and extremely fast template engine for Rust
73
askama
growingv0.16.0
Type-safe, compiled Jinja-like templates for Rust
71
tera
stablev1.20.1
A template engine for Rust based on Jinja2/Django
Core Metrics
| sailfish | askama | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 608.1K | 34.4M | 30.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 24.0K | 2.7M | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 320 | 4.5K | 10.7K |
| Releases | 37 | 43 | 119 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 26d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 9y 3m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
sailfish
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
askama
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tera
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| sailfish | askama | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 0.16.0 | 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% | 5.0% |
| 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 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tera is depended on by 10.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sailfish, askama are pre-1.0 — API may change.