askama by askama-rs
A template rendering engine based on Jinja, generating type-safe Rust code at compile time.
About askama
From the project's README at github.com/askama-rs/askama. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://crates.io/crates/askama) [](https://github.com/askama-rs/askama/actions/workflows/rust.yml) [](https://askama.rs/) [](https://docs.rs/askama/)
Askama implements a template rendering engine based on Jinja, and generates type-safe Rust code from your templates at compile time based on a user-defined to hold the template's context.
At some point, Askama got forked into Rinja (explained here) before getting merged back into Askama.
All feedback welcome! Feel free to file bugs, requests for documentation and any other feedback to the [issue tracker][issues].
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.1k | github.com/askama-rs/askama |
| GitHub forks | 49 | github.com/askama-rs/askama |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 8176k | askama |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 1.9 years | since Jun 2024 |
| Last commit | 7 days ago | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 20 | last: 7 days ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host askama?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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