Comparison
The following table lists the various template engines discussed on Wikipedia and a brief rundown of their features. The content here is a work-in-progress.
| Engine (Implementation) | Languages | License | Platform | Variables | Functions | Includes | Conditional Inclusion | Looping | Evaluation (Language) | Assignment | Errors & Exceptions | i18n | Natural Templates | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Velocity | Java, C# | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| ASP.NET (Microsoft) | C#, VB.NET | Proprietary | Microsoft Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| ASP.NET (Mono) | C# | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| AutoGen | C | GPL license | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Beilpuz | PHP 5 | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Blitz | PHP 5, PHP (C-module) | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Casper | Java, JavaScript | MIT | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| CheetahTemplate | Python | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Chip Template Engine | PHP, Perl | open-source? | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Chunk Templates | Java | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CodeCharge Studio | Classic ASP, C#, VB.NET, PHP, Perl, Java/JSP, ColdFusion | Proprietary | Microsoft Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| ColdFusion | CFML, CFScript | Proprietary | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Cottle | C# | BSD License | Microsoft Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| csharptemplates | C# | New BSD | .NET | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| CTPP | C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||
| dbPager | C++ | GNU GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Deihro TemplateEngine | PHP | Open source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | indirect | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| Dermis | Classic ASP | MIT License | Microsoft Windows | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Django | Python | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Djolt-objc | Objective-C | Apache License | iPhone/MacOS | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| Dwoo | PHP 5 | BSD License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Dylan Server Pages | Dylan language | unknown | unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No? | No | No | No | |||
| Engine (Implementation) | Languages | License | Platform | Variables | Functions | Includes | Conditional Inclusion | Looping | Evaluation (Language) | Assignment | Errors & Exceptions | i18n | Natural Templates | Inheritance |
| ECT | JavaScript | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (CoffeeScript) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| eRuby | Ruby | GPL / Ruby License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Evoque Templating | Python, Py3K | AFL v3.0 | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | No | Yes | |||
| FastTemplate | PHP | Artistic License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| FigDice | PHP 5 | GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| FreeMarker | Java | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Genshi (templating language) | Python | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Google-ctemplate | C++ | BSD License | Cross-platform | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| Grantlee Template System | C++/Qt | LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| GvTags | Groovy | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Groovy) | Yes | No | |||
| H2o | PHP, Ruby | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| HAH | PHP | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | No | |||
| Haml | Ruby, PHP (WIP) | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Ruby) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Hamlets | Java | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Hyperkit PHP/XML Template Engine | PHP, XML | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Histone template Engine | PHP, Java, JavaScript | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Jade | JavaScript, Java | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| JavaServer Pages | Java | Proprietary | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Jenner | JavaScript | LGPL | In-Browser | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (if allowed by hosting application) | Yes | |||
| jin-template | Java, PHP | LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Jinja | Python | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | No | |||
| Jinja2 | Python | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| JScore | PHP + JS | Proprietary | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| JSP Weaver | Java | Proprietary | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Engine (Implementation) | Languages | License | Platform | Variables | Functions | Includes | Conditional Inclusion | Looping | Evaluation (Language) | Assignment | Errors & Exceptions | i18n | Natural Templates | Inheritance |
| Kalahari | Python | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Through inheritance | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Kid (templating language) | Python | MIT | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Mako | Python | MIT | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Mars-Templater | PHP 5 | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| MiniTemplator | PHP, Java, VB.NET | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No? | |||
| mTemplate | PHP | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| nTPL | node.js, JavaScript | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Obyx | Obyx | GNU GPL | Unix/Mac OS X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Obyx) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Open Power Template | PHP 5 | BSD-like | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Outline | PHP 5 | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes? | |||
| PHAML | PHP | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes? | |||
| Phammable | PHP 5 | GNU GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes | |||
| PHP | PHP | PHP License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| PURE Unobtrusive Rendering Engine | Javascript | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| pyratemp | Python | MIT | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Python) | Yes | No | |||
| QueryTemplates | PHP 5, JavaScript | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Railo | CFML | LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (CFML) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RainTPL | PHP | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Rythm | Java | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Java) | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Scalate | Scala, Java | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Scala) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Scurvy | PHP | GNU GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Simplate | PHP | GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Simphple | PHP | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | No | Yes | Yes? | No | |
| Smarty | PHP | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes? | Yes | Yes | |
| StampTE | PHP | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| StringTemplate | Java (native), Python, C# | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
| SUIT Framework | PHP, Python | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Engine (Implementation) | Languages | License | Platform | Variables | Functions | Includes | Conditional Inclusion | Looping | Evaluation (Language) | Assignment | Errors & Exceptions | i18n | Natural Templates | Inheritance |
| / Talus' TPL | ||||||||||||||
| Template Attribute Language | Python, PHP 5 | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| ATal | PHP 5.3 | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Template Blocks | PHP 5 | GNU GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | Yes | Yes? | |||
| Template Toolkit | Perl, Python | open-source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Perl) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Thymeleaf | Java | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TinyButStrong | PHP | GNU LGPL | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Toupl | Any with OOP and String class support | Apache License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Twig | PHP | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| uBook Template | PHP | GPL | Cross-platform | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vemplator | PHP | MIT License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PHP) | No | No | |||
| vlibTemplate | PHP | Artistic License | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| WebMacro | Java | open-source? | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Younicycle | PHP 5, JavaScript, ActionScript | Proprietary | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| ZeniTPL | PHP | new BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| BabaJS | Javascript | Open Source | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Engine (Implementation) | Languages | License | Platform | Variables | Functions | Includes | Conditional Inclusion | Looping | Evaluation (Language) | Assignment | Errors & Exceptions | i18n | Natural Templates | Inheritance |
LEGEND:
- Engine (Implementation)= engine name
- Languages= implemention language of the engine (not the template script language)
- License= Software license agreement
- Platform= Computing platform
- Variables= script language power to use variables
- Functions= script language power to use functions
- Includes= script language power include external files
- Conditional Inclusion= script language power to conditional includes
- Looping= script language power to do loops (for, while) or recursion
- Evaluation (Language)= script language power to do "eval command" (to the implemention language)
- Assignment= set names and references to sub-templates (?)
- Errors & Exceptions= engine output script errors.
- i18n= Internationalization and localization feature
- Natural Templates= the template can be a document as valid as the final result, the engine syntax doesn't break the document's structure
- Inheritance= Supports the ability to inherit a layout from a parent template, separately overriding arbitrary sections of the parent template's content.
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