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As of 4 November 2026, 39 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of FastAPI: Spring Boot by 4,174 companies, ASP.NET by 3,338, Spring Framework by 3,122.

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

FastAPI, companies in postings
3,305
Most used alternative
Spring Boot · 4,174
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Spring Boot
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

backend frameworks companies choose instead of FastAPI

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs FastAPIpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Spring BootBroadcom
4,174126%20,078FastAPI vs Spring Boot →
2
ASP.NETMicrosoft
3,338101%7,555FastAPI vs ASP.NET →
3
3,12294%10,955FastAPI vs Spring Framework →
4
DjangoDjango Software Foundation
2,75883%5,572FastAPI vs Django →
5
LaravelLaravel
2,09163%4,341FastAPI vs Laravel →
6
Express.jsOpenJS Foundation
1,93759%3,426FastAPI vs Express.js →
7
FlaskPallets
1,84856%4,223FastAPI vs Flask →
8
HibernateRed Hat
1,84356%4,637FastAPI vs Hibernate →
9
1,27439%2,490FastAPI vs Entity Framework →
10
Ruby on RailsRails Core Team
1,27339%3,319FastAPI vs Ruby on Rails →
11
NestJSNestJS
1,24738%2,073FastAPI vs NestJS →
12
SymfonySensioLabs
88227%1,649FastAPI vs Symfony →
13
Jakarta PersistenceEclipse Foundation
87126%1,922FastAPI vs Jakarta Persistence →
14
JavaServer PagesEclipse Foundation
58718%970FastAPI vs JavaServer Pages →
15
JDBCOracle
58018%1,352FastAPI vs JDBC →
16
PrismaPrisma
56017%1,358FastAPI vs Prisma →
17
Spring MVCVMware (Broadcom)
52916%1,106FastAPI vs Spring MVC →
18
52616%938FastAPI vs Windows Communication Foundation →
19
52116%1,033FastAPI vs Entity Framework Core →
20
Classic ASPMicrosoft
47314%847FastAPI vs Classic ASP →
21
Spring SecurityVMware (Broadcom)
44914%1,134FastAPI vs Spring Security →
22
CodeIgniterCodeIgniter Foundation
41813%527FastAPI vs CodeIgniter →
23
SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy
40412%627FastAPI vs SQLAlchemy →
24
36311%571FastAPI vs Java Servlet →
25
Spring CloudBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
35611%1,021FastAPI vs Spring Cloud →
26
Apache StrutsApache Software Foundation
32910%550FastAPI vs Apache Struts →
27
QuarkusRed Hat
2819%829FastAPI vs Quarkus →
28
Jakarta Server FacesEclipse Foundation
2738%568FastAPI vs Jakarta Server Faces →
29
2578%436FastAPI vs Django REST Framework →
30
Spring DataBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
2578%657FastAPI vs Spring Data →
31
2417%331FastAPI vs Enterprise JavaBeans →
32
RazorMicrosoft
2387%434FastAPI vs Razor →
33
PhoenixPhoenix framework
2287%704FastAPI vs Phoenix →
34
ADO.NETMicrosoft
2207%321FastAPI vs ADO.NET →
35
FastifyFastify
1996%500FastAPI vs Fastify →
36
1976%238FastAPI vs ASP.NET Web Forms →
37
Zend FrameworkLaminas Project
1896%612FastAPI vs Zend Framework →
38
1866%293FastAPI vs ASP.NET Web API →
39
Spring BatchBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
1866%500FastAPI vs Spring Batch →
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39 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of FastAPI: Spring Boot by 4,174 companies, ASP.NET by 3,338, Spring Framework by 3,122, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/fastapi/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

FastAPI alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to FastAPI?

Spring Boot: 4,174 companies name it in their own job postings, against 3,305 for FastAPI.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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