Search tools, frameworks, libraries, categories and domains
Pick up to four tools and compare adoption, momentum and maintenance at a glance. The crown marks the leader in each row.
| Metric | Litestar | FastAPI | Django | Flask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 8.5k | 104k | 91.7k | 75.1k |
| Weekly downloads | 409k | 128M | 12M | 48.1M |
| Download growth | -1% | +42% | +23% | +57% |
| Popularity score | 70/100 | 96/100 | 88/100 | 92/100 |
| Forks | 683 | 10.2k | 35.2k | 17.3k |
| Open issues | 364 | 61 | 534 | 5 |
| Last commit | 5d ago | 6d ago | 1d ago | 1w ago |
| Latest version | 2.25.0Oct 18, 2026 | 0.162.5Nov 11, 2026 | 6.1.3Nov 3, 2026 | 3.1.3Feb 19, 2026 |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First released | 2021 | 2018 | 2012 | 2010 |
| Signals | Rising | TrendingPopular | Popular | Popular |
| Listed in | Backend › Python Frameworks & Servers | Backend › Python Frameworks & Servers | Backend › Python Frameworks & Servers | Backend › Python Frameworks & Servers |
Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes.