Comparison

Django vs Symfony

On the evidence we track, Django leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Django75
Symfony62
Score
Vioscale score
Django75 / 100medium · 72%
Symfony62 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Django
Symfony
Model
Price level
Djangofree
Symfonyfree
Transparent
Django
Symfony
Integrations
Count
Django
Symfony4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Django114,817
Symfony22,779
Github stars
Django88,951
Symfony31,135
Package downloads weekly
Django3,200,000
Symfony
Stackoverflow questions
Django320,000
Symfony
Activity
Commits last 30d
Django180
Symfony100
Release
Cadence days
Django45
Symfony
History
Django
Symfony20 items
License
Spdx
SymfonyMIT
Language
Primary
DjangoPython
SymfonyPHP
Market
Availability
Symfony
Content
Faq
Django7 items
Symfony

Capabilities

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

Core
Rendering model
DjangoServer-side
SymfonyHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing
Django
Symfony-
Language
DjangoPython
SymfonyPHP
Rendering
Server components
Django
Symfony-
Streaming SSR
Django-
Symfony-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
Django
Symfony
DX
First-class TypeScript
Django
Symfony-
Fast refresh / HMR
Django-
Symfony-
Deployment
Edge runtime support
Django-
Symfony-

What each one is

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

Django

Leader

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

Independently observed

Symfony

An open-source PHP framework providing developers with reusable components, comprehensive documentation, and community support for constructing full-stack web applications, command-line tools, and APIs.

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

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Symfony

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Django
Symfony
macOS
Django
Symfony
Windows
Django
Symfony
Linux
Django
Symfony
CLI
Django
Symfony
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Django
Symfony
On-premise
Django
Symfony

Integrations

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

Django

Leader

Not documented yet.

Symfony

4 total
  • Drupal
  • Laravel
  • API Platform
  • Composer
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.