Decision Workspace
sailfish-macros vs tera vs askama
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
sailfish-macros
growingv0.11.2
Simple, small, and extremely fast template engine for Rust
72
tera
stablev2.0.0
A template engine for Rust based on Jinja2/Django
71
askama
growingv0.16.0
Type-safe, compiled Jinja-like templates for Rust
Core Metrics
| sailfish-macros | tera | askama | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 653.6K | 33.6M | 39.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 27.7K | 1.1M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 26 | 11.7K | 5.1K |
| Releases | 37 | 123 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 17d ago | 75d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 10y 3m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
sailfish-macros
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
tera
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
askama
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sailfish-macros | tera | askama | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 2.0.0 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 171KB | 49KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tera leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •askama has the most downloads (39.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tera is depended on by 11.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sailfish-macros, askama are pre-1.0 — API may change.