Jade VS mustache.js

Compare Jade vs mustache.js and see what are their differences.

Jade

Pug – robust, elegant, feature rich template engine for Node.js (by pugjs)

mustache.js

Minimal templating with {{mustaches}} in JavaScript (by janl)
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Jade mustache.js
38 49
21,518 16,259
0.2% -
0.0 0.0
about 2 months ago over 1 year ago
JavaScript JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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Jade

Posts with mentions or reviews of Jade. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-22.
  • Building Vue Components With Pug & Stylus
    2 projects | dev.to | 22 Mar 2024
    If you have a bit of Nodejs SSR background, you would already be accustomed to templating libraries like Pug, Handlebars, EJS, etc. If you’re from a PHP background you would be familiar with the Blade templating engine. These templating libraries basically help you render dynamic data from the backend on the frontend. They also help you generate markup with loops based on conditions.
  • Just Normal Web Things
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Aug 2023
    The right way to start is with HTML and motherfucking web site.

    https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/

    Really. At this point this is what web sites should strive to be.

    Pug is a great way to write HTML by hand. I integrated it with GitHub Pages so pug sources get compiled to HTML and published when commits are pushed. Great experience.

    https://pugjs.org/

    https://github.com/pugjs/pug

  • Should I use pugjs with nextjs
    1 project | /r/programming | 17 Jul 2023
  • Migrate Your Express Application to Fastify
    12 projects | dev.to | 5 Jul 2023
    To illustrate the process of migrating from Express to Fastify, we have prepared a demo application. This application utilizes Express, Mongoose, and Pug to create a URL Shortener app as follows:
  • Simplify Form Development with Smarkform!
    2 projects | /r/webdev | 9 Jun 2023
    Disclaimer: The markup of CodePen examples is still in Pug. However, you can view it compiled as HTML by opening the code tab menu and selecting "View compiled HTML" (But, by the way, if you are not already familiar with Pug Templates, I strongly advise you to check them out).
  • What happened to pug.js?
    1 project | /r/node | 18 Mar 2023
    I've been using Pug.js (https://github.com/pugjs/pug) for quite a few projects in the past but when I went to look at it yesterday it looks like it's no longer in active development. Lots of open issues and no response where someone asks what happened.
  • NeoVim + Django + Pug
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 2 Mar 2023
    Hi folks I'm wondering if someone of you is a Django developer who also use pug for templates? Anyone?
  • Pugs eye popped out
    1 project | /r/PugJS | 20 Feb 2023
    I'm sorry about your doggie, but you have the wrong subreddit. The Pug template engine https://pugjs.org/ is discussed here exclusively. Dogs are not discussed here.
  • Helix + Pug/Jade
    1 project | /r/HelixEditor | 11 Feb 2023
    The pug support for my projects is the last step for final migration from VSCode to Helix - any suggestions as to what existing language can be used as a basis for adaptation?
  • I taught the chat bot an alternative syntax for HTML, called HBML, basically just braces instead of tags... we are so screwed
    11 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 5 Dec 2022

mustache.js

Posts with mentions or reviews of mustache.js. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-18.
  • How To Choose the Best Static Site Generator and Deploy it to Kinsta for Free
    15 projects | dev.to | 18 Oct 2023
    Templating engine: SSGs rely on templating engines to define the structure of web pages. These engines enable developers to create reusable templates and incorporate dynamic content. Popular templating engines include Liquid, Handlebars, Mustache, EJS, ERB, HAML, and Slim.
  • Hand Coded SLisp
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Aug 2023
    I also enjoy simple templating engines. It makes it far easier to reason about a template and mentally step-through it. For existing art, there are:

    DustJS which is a "logic-less" template engine (just loops and simple if-statements): https://github.com/linkedin/dustjs

    and there is also mustache, which is very similar: https://mustache.github.io/

    Personally, I've re-implemented DustJS in rust but its still a very alpha project: https://code.fizz.buzz/talexander/duster

  • General purpose preprocessing for themeing?
    1 project | /r/linux | 2 Jul 2023
  • Good library to use in Perl for replacing variables in text strings?
    1 project | /r/perl | 29 Jun 2023
    I think the homepage states, "Logic-less templates"
  • How popular are libraries in each technology
    21 projects | dev.to | 21 Jun 2023
    Other popular templating engines include Jade, EJS, and Handlebars. Jade is a high-performance templating engine that is used for server-side rendering. EJS is a lightweight templating engine that is used for client-side and server-side rendering. Handlebars is a templating language that is based on the Mustache template language.
  • NakedJSX - Use JSX without React
    2 projects | /r/programming | 9 Jun 2023
    JSX just a templating language in this case, right? No reactivity at all? What's the benefit against using something like https://github.com/janl/mustache.js/ ?
  • First personal project help - I need some guidance on where to start
    1 project | /r/learnprogramming | 21 Apr 2023
    You don't have to even program the replacement part yourself, because there are many libraries made specifically for that. For this example, I'd recommend mustache.
  • Candidate Boost.Mustache review starts today
    8 projects | /r/cpp | 5 Feb 2023
    This is one of the least-bad names because it implements a non-Boost standard and it's named after that. I've used mustache in Python so knew immediately it was a templating language.
  • Remembering how to make a website without React
    5 projects | dev.to | 28 Dec 2022
    First, I setup mustache (npm package) as the templating language (the npm package hasn’t been updated in two years, so that’s great). Mustache is really simple, it provides a few helper utilities, like replacing variables, or iterating over data,
  • Send and Read Emails Using Node-Red and the Nylas APIs
    2 projects | dev.to | 16 Dec 2022
    Once the array is ready and back in place, we need to display the information from the emails, and for that we can use the template node. This node uses the mustache system, which is a logicless template engine for creating dynamic content. In other words, it generates HTML code by using tags that are replaced by code.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Jade and mustache.js you can also consider the following projects:

EJS - Embedded JavaScript templates -- http://ejs.co

handlebars.js - Minimal templating on steroids.

nunjucks - A powerful templating engine with inheritance, asynchronous control, and more (jinja2 inspired)

marko - A declarative, HTML-based language that makes building web apps fun

doT - The fastest + concise javascript template engine for nodejs and browsers. Partials, custom delimiters and more.

Next.js - The React Framework

eta (η) - Embedded JS template engine for Node, Deno, and the browser. Lighweight, fast, and pluggable. Written in TypeScript

express-react-views - This is an Express view engine which renders React components on server. It renders static markup and *does not* support mounting those views on the client.

hogan.js - A compiler for the Mustache templating language