Decision Workspace
moostache vs tera vs askama
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
moostache
growingv0.6.0
Mustache template engine
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
| moostache | tera | askama | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 33.6M | 39.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 11.7K | 5.1K |
| Releases | 10 | 123 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 569d ago | 17d ago | 75d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 10y 3m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
moostache
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tera
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
askama
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| moostache | tera | askama | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 171KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 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.
- •⚠ moostache has not been updated in over a year.
- •moostache, askama are pre-1.0 — API may change.