Comparison of web template engines
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The following table lists the various web template engines used in Web template systems and a brief rundown of their features.
| Engine (implementation)[a] | Languages[b] | License[c] | Variables[d] | Functions[e] | Includes[f] | Conditional inclusion[g] | Looping[h] | Evaluation (language)[i] | Assignment[j] | Errors and exceptions[k] | i18n[l] | Natural templates[m] | Inheritance[n] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Velocity | Java, C# | Apache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No |
| ASP.NET (Microsoft) | C#, VB.NET | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| ASP.NET (Mono) | C# | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Laravel Blade | PHP | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| CheetahTemplate | Python | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| CodeCharge Studio | Classic ASP, C#, VB.NET, PHP, Perl, Java/JSP, ColdFusion | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| ColdFusion | CFML, CFScript | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CTPP | C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python | BSD-like | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Django | Python | BSD-like | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| eRuby | Ruby | GNU GPL / Ruby License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
| FreeMarker | Java | Apache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Genshi (templating language) | Python | BSD-like | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Go templates | Go | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Haml | Ruby, PHP (WIP) | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Ruby) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Hamlets | Java | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| JavaServer Pages | Java | CDDL + GNU GPL[1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Jinja | Python | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Jinja2 | Python | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tera | Rust | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Kid (templating language) | Python | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Lucee | CFML | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (CFML) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mustache | 30+ languages | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (foreach) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open Power Template | PHP 5 | BSD-like | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| PHP | PHP | PHP License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Razor | C#, F#, VB.NET | Apache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smarty | PHP | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Template Attribute Language | Various | open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Template Toolkit | Perl, Python | open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Perl) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Thymeleaf | Java | Apache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Twig | PHP | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| vlibTemplate | PHP | Artistic License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
| web2py | Python | LGPL3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebMacro | Java | Apache, GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Engine (implementation)[a] | Languages[b] | License[c] | Variables[d] | Functions[e] | Includes[f] | Conditional inclusion[g] | Looping[h] | Evaluation (language)[i] | Assignment[j] | Errors and exceptions[k] | i18n[l] | Natural templates[m] | Inheritance[n] |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Engine (implementation) : engine name
- ^ a b Languages : implementation language of the engine (not the template script language)
- ^ a b License : Software license agreement
- ^ a b Variables : script language power to use variables
- ^ a b Functions : script language power to use functions
- ^ a b Includes : script language power include external files
- ^ a b Conditional inclusion : script language power to conditional includes
- ^ a b Looping : script language power to do loops (for, while) or recursion
- ^ a b Evaluation (language) : script language power to do "eval command" (to the implementation language)
- ^ a b Assignment : set names and references to sub-templates (?)
- ^ a b Errors and exceptions : engine output script errors.
- ^ a b i18n : Internationalization and localization feature
- ^ a b Natural templates : the template can be a document as valid as the final result, the engine syntax doesn't break the document's structure
- ^ a b Inheritance : Supports the ability to inherit a layout from a parent template, separately overriding arbitrary sections of the parent template's content.