Comparison

Django vs Next.js

On the evidence we track, Next.js leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Django75

★Next.js84

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Django	Next.jsLeader
Vioscale score	75 / 100medium · 72%	84 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.6	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 31 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	114,817	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	88,951	141,941
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	3,200,000	54,344,634
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	320,000	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	180	640
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	45	9
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

Django75 / 100medium · 72%

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Django✓

Next.js✓

Model

Djangoopen_source

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

Djangofree

Next.jsfree

Transparent

Django✓

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

Django–

Next.js1

Security

Disclosure policy

Django✓

Next.js–

Scorecard

Django6.6

Next.js6.2

Soc2

Django–

Next.js✗

Trust center

Djangohttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/

Next.js–

Vulnerabilities

DjangoCount: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 31 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Next.jsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Django–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Django114,817

Next.js304,007

Github stars

Django88,951

Next.js141,941

Package downloads weekly

Django3,200,000

Next.js54,344,634

Stackoverflow questions

Django320,000

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Django180

Next.js640

Release

Cadence days

Django45

Next.js9

History

Django–

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

DjangoBSD-3-Clause

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

DjangoPython

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

DjangoAvailable worldwide

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Django7 items

Next.js8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Django	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	Server-side	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	✗	✓
Language	Python	JavaScript/TypeScript
Rendering
Server components	✗	✓
Streaming SSR	-	✓
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✗	✓
Fast refresh / HMR	-	-
Deployment
Edge runtime support	-	-

Core

Rendering model

DjangoServer-side

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Django✗

Next.js✓

Language

DjangoPython

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

Django✗

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

Django-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Django✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Django✗

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

Django-

Next.js-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Django-

Next.js-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Django

A web framework that streamlines the development of web applications by reducing boilerplate code and enabling rapid development cycles.

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

Next.js is a React-based web framework that provides server-side rendering, static site generation, API routes, and file-based routing to enable developers to create optimized production-ready applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Django

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Next.js

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source (MIT license), free to use

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Django	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Django✓

Next.js✓

CLI

Django✗

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Django✓

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

Django✗

Next.js✓

On-premise

Django✓

Next.js✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Django

Not documented yet.

Next.js

Leader

1 total

Cloudinary

Independently observed

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