# Django vs Laravel

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Django

| Attribute | Django | Laravel |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 74.5 (70% (medium)) | 65.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 59 | 8 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 114,817 | 1,166 |
| adoption.github_stars | 91,221 | 85,054 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 10,207,202 | - |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 320,000 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"A PHP web framework that provides built-in tools for routing, database access through an ORM, background job processing, dependency injection, testing, and authentication, enabling rapid development of scalable web applications and APIs. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What is Laravel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Laravel offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 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://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Is Laravel free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Laravel supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What platforms does Laravel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Laravel can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Can Laravel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for Laravel, including GitHub Actions, Redis, Cursor, Claude Code, Neon, Valkey, Composer and AWS EC2, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What does Laravel integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Laravel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Laravel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://laravel.com/blog/security-sql-injection-in-sql-server-limit-offset","question":"What security certifications does Laravel have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Laravel is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Where is Laravel available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Django is a web development framework that helps developers build applications more quickly with less code while maintaining clean, maintainable design. | A PHP web framework offering pre-built functionality for routing, database operations, queuing, authentication, and testing, with expressive syntax designed to streamline web application development. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"language":"PHP","rendering":"hybrid","api_routes":true,"async_model":"sync-threaded","file_routing":true,"license_type":"MIT/BSD","orm_included":true,"cli_scaffolding":true,"language_runtime":"PHP","typescript_first":false,"server_components":false,"websocket_support":true,"admin_ui_generated":true,"architecture_style":"full-stack-mvc","templating_included":true,"dependency_injection":true,"background_jobs_included":true,"testing_framework_included":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 16 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Neon"},{"name":"Valkey"},{"name":"Composer"},{"name":"AWS EC2","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS RDS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Aurora","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS DSQL","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS ElastiCache","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Laravel Nova","native":true,"category":"admin"},{"name":"Laravel Reverb","native":true,"category":"websockets"},{"name":"Laravel Valkey","native":true,"category":"caching"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lago","native":true,"category":"billing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Symfony","native":true,"category":"framework","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","category":"CI/CD","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MySQL","category":"database"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","category":"database"},{"name":"OpenAI","category":"AI"},{"name":"Anthropic","category":"AI"},{"name":"Google Gemini","category":"AI"},{"name":"PhpStorm","category":"IDE"},{"name":"VS Code","category":"IDE"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Blade |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.djangoproject.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:16:04.343Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$5/month with $5 monthly usage credit included","features":["Deploy repositories in seconds","Unlimited applications and environments","Scale to zero when idle","Spending limits and alerts","DDoS mitigation","Standard email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Foundation plan for prototypes and hobby projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"applications":"Unlimited","custom_domains":"10","managed_queues":"1 per environment","log_retention_days":"1","monthly_usage_credit":"$5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$20/month plus usage","features":["Unlimited preview environments","Worker clusters for distributed processing","10 managed queues per environment","Basic Web Application Firewall","Team roles and permissions"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced plan with team features and advanced autoscaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$200/month plus usage","features":["Scheduled autoscaling","Unlimited managed queues","Advanced Web Application Firewall","Largest compute and storage sizes","250 custom domains","30 day log retention","Private networking support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced plan with scheduled autoscaling and networking controls","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Dedicated compute infrastructure","Custom AWS integrations (RDS, Aurora, DSQL, ElastiCache)","VPC peering and private cloud","24/7 incident response","Volume discounts and custom contracts","Dedicated technical account manager"],"description":"Custom plan for high-demand workloads with dedicated infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Serverless Postgres Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Compute (metered)","components":[{"kind":"metered","amount":0.00000248,"period":"second","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $5/month with included usage credits; pay-as-you-go for additional resources","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:07:28.914Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 45 | 7 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.10.1","date":"2026-08-25T16:27:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.10.0","date":"2026-08-18T13:44:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.9.0","date":"2026-08-12T04:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.8.0","date":"2026-05-27T04:02:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.7.0","date":"2026-05-19T18:44:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.6.0","date":"2026-05-13T15:50:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.5.0","date":"2026-05-05T21:20:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.4.0","date":"2026-04-28T17:28:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.3.0","date":"2026-04-21T14:20:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.2.0","date":"2026-04-14T14:39:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.1.2","date":"2026-03-31T20:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.1.1","date":"2026-03-31T13:50:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.1.0","date":"2026-03-18T16:32:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v13.0.0","date":"2026-03-17T15:04:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.12.2","date":"2026-03-14T16:54:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.12.1","date":"2026-03-10T20:25:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.12.0","date":"2026-03-10T16:17:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.11.2","date":"2026-01-20T17:30:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.11.1","date":"2026-01-06T16:32:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/tag/v12.11.0","date":"2025-12-09T16:03:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 1","level":"Type I","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-cloud-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliance"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/ | https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-cloud-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliance |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":100,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100","last_12m":30,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=laravel%2Flaravel&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Django | Laravel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | Server-side | Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR) |
| File-based routing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Language | Python | PHP |
| **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 2026-10-16T20:13:12.268Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*