RetroSearch Browse

Home - News ( United States | United Kingdom | Italy | Germany ) - Football scores

Showing content from https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python/when-to-use-django-comparison-with-other-development-stacks/ below:

When to Use Django? Comparison with other Development Stacks

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

Prerequisite - Django Introduction and Installation

Django is a high-level Python web framework which allow us to quickly create web applications without all of the installation or dependency problems that we normally face with other frameworks.

One should be using Django for web development in the following cases:

For developing a Web Application or API Backend.
For Rapid Development of some web application.
Deploying the application Fast and Scaling it according to your needs
A Perfect ORM for working with databases instead of database queries
To develop a secure single-page application for either retrieving data or posting data.

Django

MEAN/MERN

Spring

Python JavaScript Java Open Source NoSQL Databases Open Source Great Community Modularity Powerful Easy to Learn Mongoose Dependency Injection MVT Based Organized Stability Batteries Included Framework Dynamic Front End MVC Django is a good choice when:

1. Data-Heavy Applications

Django’s built-in ORM and migrations make handling large databases easy.
The admin panel helps manage data without extra setup.

2. Applications with User Functionality

Built-in support for user registration, login, forms, and permissions.

3. Quick Project Launches

Django follows a “batteries-included” philosophy- most tools are built-in, reducing the need for extra libraries.

4. Python Developers

If you're already comfortable with Python, Django is a natural fit.

When Django Might Not Be the Best Choice

We should consider some alternative development frameworks when:

Building a small or simple site/SPA: Use JavaScript frameworks like React or Angular.
Creating real-time apps: Node.js handles concurrency better with its non-blocking I/O.
Developing a mobile app: Use tools like React Native or Flutter

Below are examples of a simple Django view function: Handling a GET Request: Python


 from django.shortcuts import render

def my_view(request):
    if request.method == 'GET':
        return render(request, 'mytemplate.html')

Explanation:

render() returns an HTML template response.
This view only processes GET requests and loads mytemplate.html.

Handling a POST Request: Python


 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
from .models import MyModel
from .forms import MyForm

def my_view(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = MyForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            data = form.cleaned_data
            MyModel.objects.create(**data)
            return redirect('success_page')
    else:
        form = MyForm()
    return render(request, 'mytemplate.html', {'form': form})

Explanation:

On POST, it initializes a form with submitted data.
If valid, it creates a new model entry and redirects to a success page.
On GET, it renders an empty form in the template.

Please note that you need to have the necessary imports and correctly set up models and forms for the above examples to work.

Companies using Django:

Instagram
Disqus
Pinterest
Mozilla Firefox
Spotify
YouTube

Also read:

Django Project MVT Structure

How to Create a Basic Project using MVT in Django ?

RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue

Search and Browse the WWW like it's 1997 | Search results from DuckDuckGo

HTML: 3.2 | Encoding: UTF-8 | Version: 0.7.4