# AdonisJS vs Django

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Django

| Attribute | AdonisJS | Django |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.2 (77% (high)) | 74.5 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 8 | 59 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,234 | 114,817 |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,142 | 91,221 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 193,052 | 10,207,202 |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | - | 320,000 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"AdonisJS is a web framework for Node.js built entirely in TypeScript that bundles authentication, database management, form validation, email sending, background jobs, and caching into a single system. It takes an opinionated approach to web development, providing one recommended solution for common problems to help developers focus on building features rather than assembling and integrating separate packages. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What is AdonisJS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AdonisJS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $500 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"Is AdonisJS free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AdonisJS supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What platforms does AdonisJS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AdonisJS can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"Can AdonisJS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for AdonisJS, including Inertia, Vite, Redis, Tanstack React Query and Cloudflare. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What does AdonisJS integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AdonisJS is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core","question":"Is AdonisJS open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"Django is a high-level Python web framework designed to accelerate web application development while promoting clean, pragmatic design patterns. It handles common web development tasks, allowing developers to focus on application logic rather than infrastructure concerns.","source":"https://www.djangoproject.com","question":"What is Django?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Django is built on Python and requires Python 3.12, 3.13, or later for the current stable release (version 6.0). All Django development and applications are written in Python.","source":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/faq/install/","question":"What programming language does Django use?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Django includes a built-in object-relational mapper (ORM) for database interactions, automatic admin interface generation, a powerful template system, URL routing, caching framework, and integrated security features. These components work together to reduce repetitive code and accelerate development.","source":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/intro/overview/","question":"What are the core capabilities of Django?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"Django officially supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQLite. Additionally, third-party database backends are available for CockroachDB, MongoDB, Google Cloud Spanner, and other databases. The ORM abstracts database interactions across all supported backends.","source":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/databases/","question":"What databases does Django support?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Django is open-source software distributed under the BSD license at no cost. Anyone can download, use, modify, and redistribute Django freely, with attribution to the original creators required under the BSD terms.","source":"https://www.djangoproject.com/download/","question":"Is Django open-source and free?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Django is maintained by the Django Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization that oversees development, governance, and community standards. Major organizations using Django include Sentry, PostHog, BlockBee, and numerous companies in sectors ranging from SaaS to healthcare and real estate.","source":"https://www.djangoproject.com/community/","question":"Who maintains Django and who uses it?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"Django is designed with security, scalability, and rapid development as core principles. It is used in production by established companies and organizations handling significant traffic and complex requirements, making it suitable for projects ranging from small applications to large-scale systems.","source":"https://www.djangoproject.com","question":"Is Django suitable for production and large-scale applications?","confidence":0.92}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A complete backend framework for Node.js applications that provides integrated components for user authentication, database management, data validation, email delivery, task queues, caching, and testing. It aims to reduce setup overhead by including these capabilities as built-in features rather than requiring separate configuration and integration. | Django is a web development framework that helps developers build applications more quickly with less code while maintaining clean, maintainable design. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true,"file_routing":false,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"Python","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"async_model":"event-loop-async","file_routing":false,"language_runtime":"Python","typescript_first":false,"server_components":false,"websocket_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Inertia"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Tanstack React Query"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cloudflare R2","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Playwright","native":true,"category":"testing"}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Professional Support","summary":"$500/month","features":["Direct access to creator (Harminder Virk)","Private Slack channel","24-hour guaranteed email response","Architecture consultations","Performance optimization","Early-stage project review","Upgrade and migration support","Priority feature requests","Insiders program access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Direct support and architecture consultation from the framework creator","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Open source framework; professional support at $500/month","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://adonisjs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:04.377Z","startingPrice":{"amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.djangoproject.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:16:04.343Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 11 | 45 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.6.0","date":"2026-10-05T12:16:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.2","date":"2026-09-23T14:03:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.1","date":"2026-09-23T12:46:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.0","date":"2026-08-21T05:06:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.4.0","date":"2026-08-09T07:20:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.5","date":"2026-07-08T07:42:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.4","date":"2026-06-05T05:02:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.3","date":"2026-05-19T11:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.2","date":"2026-04-26T14:49:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.1","date":"2026-04-09T09:37:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.0","date":"2026-03-28T09:53:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.2.0","date":"2026-03-26T16:30:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.1.1","date":"2026-03-18T10:58:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.1.0","date":"2026-03-18T10:43:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.1","date":"2026-03-04T13:43:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0","date":"2026-02-25T06:44:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.29","date":"2026-02-14T14:00:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.28","date":"2026-02-05T21:01:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v6.20.0","date":"2026-02-05T21:01:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.27","date":"2026-02-01T05:02:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.27"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| security.trust_center | https://adonisjs.com/packages/security | https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40adonisjs%2Fcore&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | `{"count":100,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100","last_12m":30,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | AdonisJS | Django |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | Server-side | Server-side |
| File-based routing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | ✗ |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ | ✗ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:22:11.298Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*