Django Development
Django is a high-level Python web framework that follows a 'batteries-included' philosophy. It ships with an ORM, authentication, an admin interface, forms, and security features out of the box, letting teams build robust, database-backed web applications quickly.
At a glance
- Created by
- Django Software Foundation
- First released
- 2005
- Language
- Python
- Type
- Web framework
- License
- BSD
What is Django?
Django's maturity, security defaults, and automatic admin panel make it a favourite for content platforms, data-heavy applications, and any product that benefits from Python's ecosystem — including data science and machine learning.
Why teams choose Django
Batteries included — ORM, auth, forms, and admin out of the box
Automatic admin interface saves weeks of back-office work
Strong security defaults against common web vulnerabilities
Mature, stable, and thoroughly documented
Direct access to Python's data and ML ecosystem
When to use Django
- Database-driven web applications and content platforms
- Products that benefit from a ready-made admin panel
- Apps that integrate data science or ML in Python
- Teams that value stability, security, and convention
Things to consider
- Its monolithic, convention-heavy style is less suited to tiny microservices
- Synchronous by default, though async support is growing
- For pure high-throughput APIs, FastAPI can be a lighter fit
What we build with Django
Content platforms
Publishing, CMS, and community sites backed by Django's ORM and admin.
Data-heavy apps
Applications that manage complex records with a rich admin interface.
ML-powered products
Web apps that call Python machine-learning models directly.
SaaS backends
Secure, database-backed backends with auth and admin built in.
Products & companies built with Django
Django is trusted in production by well-known companies, including:
Django works well with
Django — frequently asked questions
What is Django used for?
Django is used to build database-driven web applications — content platforms, SaaS backends, and data-heavy tools — quickly and securely, using Python and its built-in ORM, authentication, and admin interface.
Is Django good for beginners?
Django is beginner-friendly for Python developers thanks to excellent documentation and its batteries-included design, which means less setup. Its conventions guide you toward a well-structured application.
Django vs FastAPI — which should I use?
Django is a full framework ideal for complete web applications that benefit from its ORM and admin. FastAPI is a lighter, async-first framework better suited to high-performance APIs and microservices. Many teams use Django for full apps and FastAPI for standalone APIs.
What companies use Django?
Django powers products at Instagram, Pinterest, Spotify, Mozilla, Disqus, and NASA, among many others.
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