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Django VS FastAPI_

As of 4 November 2026, FastAPI is named by 3,305 companies and Django by 2,758; Django skews to companies under 200 people (62% vs 54%), FastAPI to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 16%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Django's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, FastAPI rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Django: 2–200 employees
62%
FastAPI: 2–200 employees
54%
Django: 1,000+ employees
16%
FastAPI: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 2.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,758companies name Django
3,305companies name FastAPI
1,306name both
5,572 · 8,205postings in 90 days, Django · FastAPI
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentDjangoshareFastAPIshareLeans
Self-employed1465%2016%even
2-10 employees39814%54416%FastAPI
11-50 employees73026%60318%Django
51-200 employees57421%63619%even
201-500 employees29711%34911%even
501-1000 employees1606%2307%even
1001-5000 employees2067%32910%FastAPI
5001-10000 employees652%1073%even
10,001+ employees1827%3069%FastAPI
By industry
SegmentDjangoshareFastAPIshareLeans
Technology & software1,60558%1,89057%even
Business & finance services49418%65920%FastAPI
Manufacturing & industry1626%2317%even
Consumer services & leisure1295%903%even
Media & content963%943%even
Public, community & associations642%762%even
Utilities & infrastructure542%682%even
Commerce & trade452%552%even
Property & construction281%371%even
Health care251%331%even
Automotive191%281%even
Hospitality & travel171%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––241%outside top 12
By country
SegmentDjangoshareFastAPIshareLeans
United States1,53156%1,82955%even
India2248%1735%Django
United Kingdom1686%2357%even
Germany1114%1795%even
France923%1184%even
Netherlands602%381%even
Canada462%672%even
Australia351%381%even
Poland311%411%even
Spain261%411%even
Italy241%––outside top 12
Brazil221%351%even
Singapore––371%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDjangoshareFastAPIshareLeans
Software engineering5,96675%5,70054%Django
Data & AI7289%3,43032%FastAPI
IT operations & business systems2243%2723%even
Engineering (non-software)1292%931%even
Unclassified721%300%even
Product, program & project management431%581%even
Marketing & communications270%190%even
Customer service & success220%120%even
Education & training220%80%even
Quality, safety & environment210%40%even
Design & UX150%70%even
Sales150%250%even
Finance & accounting120%130%even
public safety and protective services120%10%even
research and science110%110%even
General management & consulting90%230%even
Human resources50%10%even
Business development & strategy30%40%even
hospitality and food service30%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk30%70%even
manufacturing and production30%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment20%10%even
construction and civil20%50%even
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
social care and community10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––70%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––20%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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FastAPI is named by 3,305 companies in job postings and Django by 2,758; 1,306 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/django-vs-fastapi)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Django vs FastAPI: questions

Which is more used, Django or FastAPI?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, FastAPI (3,305) over Django (2,758). By website-and-DNS footprint, FastAPI (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Django?

62% of Django companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 54% for FastAPI. 16% of Django companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for FastAPI.

Do companies run both?

1,306 companies name both in their postings, usually Django in marketing and FastAPI in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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