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In Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi, we see our heroes escape "a new definition of pain and suffering, [being] digested over a thousand years" inside a sarlacc, and in general from imprisonment by Jabba the Hutt. They sail away on a desert skiff, with the Khetanna, Jabba's sail barge, exploding in the background.
In the series The Mandalorian, we learn that
Boba Fett and Bib Fortuna
survived.
Were there any other survivors? (Besides our heroes, of course).
Besides the Rebels and the characters mentioned in the question,
Boba Fett and Bib Fortuna, whose methods of escape haven't been shown in canon yet:
According to the Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition, the members of the Max Rebo Band—Max Rebo, Sy Snootles, and Droopy McCool—are known to have been on the sail barge and survived, breaking up after Jabba's death:
After Jabba's death, the band breaks up.
[...]
Max Rebo's band accompanies Jabba's entourage on the Hutt's Sail Barge.
In The Legends of Luke Skywalker, a mole-flea named Lugubrious Mote claims to have been present as well, surviving by riding on Luke's head:
Her story in the collection is fairly outlandish and is likely intended to be a tall tale, but, notably, includes many details of the battle that would have been hard to learn in-universe without being there.
The only other character known to be present at the destruction of the Khetanna who isn't known to have been killed, or eaten by the Sarlacc, was Saelt-Marae, one of Jabba's goons, popularly known as "Yak Face" out-of-universe.
However, he hasn't appeared in any sources since, so it's entirely possible that he was killed as well.
Several of the same and other characters are known to have survived in Legends, besides the Rebels:
