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
No
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 BladePHP MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
CheetahTemplate Python MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
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
No
Yes
No
Django Python BSD-like
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Epsilon Generation Language Java Eclipse Public License Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
EJS
JavaScript Various
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
eRuby Ruby GNU GPL / Ruby License Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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
No
Go templatesGo 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
Yes
No
No
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
?
Yes
?
Jinja Python BSD Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Python )
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Jinja2 Python BSD Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Python )
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Tera Rust MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Kid Python MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Python )
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Lucee CFML LGPL Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (CFML )
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mako Python MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Python )
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Mustache 30+ languages
MIT Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (foreach)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Open Power Template PHP 5BSD-like
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (PHP )
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
PHP PHP PHP License Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pug JavaScript MIT [ 2] Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (JavaScript )
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
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
No
Yes
Slim Ruby
MIT [ 3] Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Template Attribute Language Various
open source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
?
Template Toolkit Perl , Python Perl Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Perl )
Yes
Yes
No
No
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
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.
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