Django
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines. observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5289
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
91382 stars · 36972 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Django is a high‑level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It provides an integrated ORM, templating engine, and a full‑featured admin interface out of the box.
Use cases
- build a content‑driven website with user authentication and admin panel
- rapidly prototype a data‑driven web application using the built‑in ORM
- create a REST API or server‑side rendered pages with minimal boilerplate
- scale a high‑traffic site using Django’s proven scalability and security features
- develop a multi‑tenant SaaS platform with reusable apps and pluggable components
When to choose
- you need a mature, well‑documented framework with a large ecosystem
- your project is Python‑centric and benefits from an integrated ORM and admin UI
- security and scalability are important out of the box
- you prefer convention over configuration and a batteries‑included approach
When to avoid
- you require a lightweight micro‑framework with minimal overhead
- the project is not Python‑based or needs a different language runtime
- you need fine‑grained control over every component without the abstractions Django imposes
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework orm templating web-development backend python cross-platform windows batteries-included mtv-architecture admin-interface linux macos
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/django/django · fetched 2026-10-12 · 34c0989b01e1
- homepage: https://www.djangoproject.com/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · 7da80ff99d76
- site_page: https://docs.djangoproject.com/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · 1616fdd732c0
- site_page: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/intro/install · fetched 2026-09-07 · b2fb16a4d678
- site_page: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features · fetched 2026-09-07 · 8d8f628369e3
- site_page: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/faq · fetched 2026-09-07 · fb9e3aec6f45
- site_page: https://www.djangoproject.com/start/overview · fetched 2026-09-07 · ed0024139055
- site_page: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/sep/02/bugfix-releases · fetched 2026-09-07 · 4be4ee8fc7c8
- site_page: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation · fetched 2026-09-07 · 209a1beaa521
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| django/django | main | 77 |
| django/djangoproject.com | docs | 77 |
| django/django-docs-translations | docs | 74 |
| django/django-asv | infra | 77 |
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