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Python web frameworks: star history compared

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102k

fastapi/fastapi

Django and Flask split the Python web for a decade — batteries-included versus micro — until FastAPI arrived and put async, type hints, and automatic OpenAPI docs into one package. FastAPI reaching parity with frameworks fifteen years its senior is one of the defining star-history stories in Python. Starlette (the engine under FastAPI) and Litestar are worth watching if you want to see where the async stack goes next.

Ranked by current GitHub stars · growth = stars gained in the trailing 90 days · data updated Sep 2026

Python web frameworks — star history
103k STARS15 YR 7 MOfastapi/fastapi103kdjango/django99kpallets/flask82ktornadoweb/tornado24kencode/starlette12klitestar-org/litestar7.4k

fastapi/fastapi: 102,575 stars on September 15, 2026. django/django: 98,670 stars on September 15, 2026. pallets/flask: 81,944 stars on September 13, 2026. tornadoweb/tornado: 24,010 stars on September 14, 2026. encode/starlette: 11,907 stars on September 15, 2026. litestar-org/litestar: 7,397 stars on September 3, 2026.

Star history for fastapi/fastapi
DateStars
December 8, 20181
January 19, 2019100
February 23, 2019300
March 30, 20191721
May 3, 20192456
June 7, 20192905
July 11, 20193392
August 15, 20193894
September 18, 20194624
October 23, 20195266
December 3, 20196376
January 7, 20207798
February 10, 20209675
March 16, 202011653
April 19, 202013398
May 24, 202014954
June 27, 202016937
August 1, 202020245
September 5, 202021893
October 10, 202023219
November 13, 202024606
December 18, 202026431
January 21, 202127966
February 25, 202129748
March 31, 202130975
May 5, 202132543
June 11, 202136370
July 16, 202139855
August 19, 202142636
September 24, 202144916
November 8, 202145928
December 12, 202147672
January 16, 202249223
February 19, 202250605
March 26, 202252124
April 29, 202253320
June 3, 202254739
July 7, 202255874
August 11, 202257224
September 14, 202258590
October 19, 202259853
November 22, 202261002
December 27, 202262068
January 30, 202363272
March 6, 202364624
April 9, 202365925
May 14, 202367324
June 17, 202368771
July 22, 202370241
August 25, 202371460
October 6, 202372995
November 9, 202374266
December 13, 202375666
January 17, 202477086
February 20, 202478495
March 26, 202479954
April 29, 202481326
June 3, 202482550
July 7, 202483749
August 11, 202485180
September 14, 202486460
October 19, 202487692
November 22, 202488919
December 27, 202490107
January 30, 202591609
March 6, 202593024
April 9, 202594383
May 14, 202595880
June 17, 202597138
July 22, 202597981
September 1, 202598983
October 6, 202599834
November 13, 2025100358
December 18, 2025100902
January 21, 2026101429
February 25, 2026101859
March 31, 2026102158
May 5, 2026102375
June 13, 2026102461
September 15, 2026102575
Star history for django/django
DateStars
September 21, 20121
November 22, 2012598
January 24, 20131220
March 28, 20132055
May 30, 20132740
July 31, 20133293
October 2, 20134032
December 4, 20134708
February 5, 20145360
April 9, 20146118
June 23, 20147195
August 25, 20148096
October 27, 20148883
December 28, 20149813
March 1, 201510665
May 3, 201511793
July 5, 201512892
September 6, 201513966
November 7, 201514961
January 10, 201616003
March 13, 201617200
May 15, 201618362
July 17, 201619454
September 17, 201620568
November 19, 201621737
January 21, 201723097
March 25, 201724660
May 27, 201726275
July 28, 201727738
September 29, 201729443
December 13, 201731592
February 14, 201833326
April 19, 201835005
June 21, 201836528
August 23, 201837990
October 24, 201839360
December 26, 201840769
February 27, 201942321
May 1, 201944145
July 3, 201945794
September 3, 201947384
November 5, 201948884
January 7, 202050477
March 10, 202052161
May 12, 202054043
July 13, 202055799
September 15, 202057491
November 17, 202059481
January 19, 202161266
March 23, 202162909
June 9, 202164748
August 11, 202166297
October 15, 202167546
December 21, 202168819
February 22, 202270328
April 26, 202271785
June 28, 202273098
August 29, 202274463
October 31, 202275770
January 2, 202376845
March 6, 202378255
May 8, 202379771
July 9, 202381492
September 10, 202382830
November 12, 202384141
January 14, 202485427
March 17, 202486790
May 18, 202488007
July 20, 202489241
September 21, 202490756
December 5, 202493021
February 6, 202594158
April 10, 202595295
June 12, 202596147
August 14, 202596705
October 21, 202597314
December 23, 202597713
February 25, 202698078
May 3, 202698303
September 15, 202698670
Star history for pallets/flask
DateStars
February 12, 20112
April 28, 2011167
July 8, 2011378
September 15, 2011625
November 24, 2011889
February 2, 20121145
October 20, 20121576
December 26, 20122089
March 3, 20132832
May 9, 20133663
July 28, 20134690
October 3, 20135428
December 9, 20136037
February 13, 20146725
April 21, 20147658
June 27, 20148470
September 2, 20149295
November 8, 201410178
January 14, 201511054
March 21, 201512072
May 27, 201513295
August 2, 201514485
October 8, 201515617
December 14, 201517020
February 19, 201618464
April 26, 201620067
July 2, 201621582
September 7, 201623002
November 13, 201624289
January 19, 201725751
April 9, 201727714
June 15, 201729268
August 20, 201730996
October 26, 201732691
January 1, 201834408
March 9, 201836405
May 16, 201838509
July 21, 201840352
September 26, 201841992
December 2, 201843537
February 7, 201945014
April 15, 201946915
June 21, 201948781
August 26, 201950284
November 1, 201951749
January 7, 202053035
March 14, 202054429
May 20, 202055815
July 25, 202057057
October 1, 202058207
December 20, 202059507
February 25, 202160586
May 3, 202161565
July 12, 202162991
September 19, 202163831
December 2, 202164496
February 6, 202265320
April 14, 202266270
June 20, 202267159
August 26, 202268378
November 1, 202269152
January 6, 202369840
March 14, 202370712
May 20, 202371699
July 26, 202372539
October 1, 202373554
December 7, 202374383
February 11, 202475175
April 18, 202475955
June 24, 202476725
September 12, 202477602
November 18, 202478335
January 24, 202579044
April 1, 202579783
June 6, 202580327
August 13, 202580709
October 25, 202581019
January 6, 202681268
March 30, 202681462
September 13, 202681944
Star history for tornadoweb/tornado
DateStars
February 12, 20113
April 16, 2011275
June 18, 2011562
August 20, 2011829
October 21, 20111115
December 22, 20111372
February 24, 20121666
November 7, 20121923
January 10, 20132198
March 15, 20132483
May 28, 20132928
July 29, 20133281
September 29, 20133685
November 30, 20134075
January 30, 20144427
April 4, 20144807
June 5, 20145183
August 5, 20145527
October 6, 20145887
December 8, 20146295
February 7, 20156706
April 10, 20157109
June 11, 20157573
August 11, 20158010
October 13, 20158479
December 14, 20158941
February 14, 20169401
April 16, 20169913
June 17, 201610367
August 18, 201610817
October 31, 201611349
December 31, 201611740
March 3, 201712170
May 4, 201712692
July 5, 201713099
September 5, 201713583
November 8, 201714011
January 8, 201814481
March 11, 201814942
May 13, 201815405
July 13, 201815867
September 14, 201816244
November 15, 201816592
January 15, 201916997
March 19, 201917326
May 20, 201917743
July 20, 201918107
September 20, 201918457
November 22, 201918793
January 23, 202019070
April 9, 202019391
June 10, 202019649
August 11, 202019900
October 17, 202020090
December 18, 202020340
February 24, 202120527
May 2, 202120724
July 13, 202120891
September 24, 202121062
December 16, 202121195
February 20, 202221348
April 25, 202221505
July 7, 202221646
September 12, 202221818
November 22, 202221969
February 12, 202322103
April 25, 202322287
July 14, 202322420
September 29, 202322550
December 11, 202322667
March 7, 202422854
May 17, 202422989
July 25, 202423139
September 27, 202423287
December 8, 202423420
February 23, 202523547
May 13, 202523677
August 1, 202523794
October 26, 202523936
September 14, 202624010
Star history for encode/starlette
DateStars
June 25, 201817
September 13, 2018119
October 21, 2018350
November 24, 2018621
December 27, 2018750
January 30, 2019924
March 4, 20191125
April 6, 20191415
May 10, 20191614
June 12, 20191808
July 22, 20192013
August 26, 20192204
September 28, 20192412
November 1, 20192625
December 4, 20192859
January 7, 20203164
February 9, 20203391
March 13, 20203599
April 16, 20203794
May 19, 20204012
June 22, 20204190
July 25, 20204377
August 29, 20204544
October 2, 20204687
November 5, 20204840
December 9, 20204997
January 11, 20215125
February 14, 20215273
March 20, 20215420
April 23, 20215550
June 8, 20215749
July 11, 20215904
August 13, 20216057
September 19, 20216203
November 8, 20216313
December 13, 20216434
January 17, 20226602
February 19, 20226783
March 26, 20226895
April 30, 20227043
June 3, 20227170
July 7, 20227289
August 12, 20227415
September 14, 20227547
October 18, 20227658
November 22, 20227793
December 25, 20227911
February 1, 20238026
March 8, 20238177
April 11, 20238331
May 22, 20238483
June 25, 20238612
July 30, 20238745
September 3, 20238850
October 6, 20238969
November 11, 20239101
December 16, 20239208
January 20, 20249332
February 23, 20249470
March 28, 20249608
May 2, 20249819
June 4, 20249937
July 8, 202410060
August 10, 202410194
September 14, 202410354
October 17, 202410495
November 19, 202410616
December 28, 202410736
January 30, 202510883
March 5, 202511021
April 15, 202511190
May 18, 202511330
June 22, 202511430
July 28, 202511515
September 3, 202511605
October 25, 202511677
December 6, 202511745
January 22, 202611806
March 26, 202611870
September 15, 202611907
Star history for litestar-org/litestar
DateStars
December 19, 20211
January 14, 2022122
February 4, 2022250
February 25, 2022361
April 1, 2022389
May 8, 2022423
May 26, 2022459
June 18, 2022510
July 7, 2022723
July 28, 2022764
August 24, 2022845
September 16, 2022926
October 7, 20221027
October 26, 20221298
November 13, 20221366
December 5, 20221408
December 25, 20221468
January 17, 20231532
February 6, 20231580
February 28, 20231689
March 19, 20231832
April 6, 20231941
April 23, 20232020
May 13, 20232070
June 3, 20232129
June 22, 20232164
July 11, 20232280
July 28, 20232354
August 17, 20232469
September 4, 20232635
September 25, 20232838
October 12, 20233017
October 30, 20233194
November 17, 20233357
December 4, 20233464
December 22, 20233609
January 8, 20243731
January 26, 20243802
February 13, 20243885
March 1, 20244082
March 19, 20244197
April 5, 20244286
April 23, 20244373
May 11, 20244461
May 28, 20244527
June 16, 20244909
July 3, 20245039
July 21, 20245117
August 9, 20245204
August 27, 20245266
September 20, 20245349
October 8, 20245398
October 26, 20245459
November 12, 20245513
November 30, 20245622
December 17, 20245699
January 5, 20255770
January 23, 20255889
February 10, 20255971
March 2, 20256043
March 19, 20256121
April 6, 20256209
April 24, 20256455
May 11, 20256550
May 29, 20256646
June 17, 20256707
July 6, 20256772
July 27, 20256826
August 13, 20256997
September 1, 20257060
September 23, 20257109
October 17, 20257155
November 4, 20257194
November 26, 20257222
December 18, 20257245
January 8, 20267293
February 3, 20267334
March 6, 20267354
April 4, 20267377
September 3, 20267397

How each series was read

  • fastapi/fastapi

    Historical star data · Covers through September 15, 2026

  • django/django

    Historical star data · Covers through September 15, 2026

  • pallets/flask

    Historical star data · Covers through September 13, 2026

  • tornadoweb/tornado

    Historical star data · Covers through September 14, 2026

  • encode/starlette

    Historical star data · Covers through September 15, 2026

  • litestar-org/litestar

    Historical star data · Covers through September 3, 2026

Ranking

6 repositories

Python web frameworks ranked by current total GitHub stars
#RepositoryStars+90dFirst starHealth
1fastapi/fastapi102,343~1142018debt charts
2django/django91,064~3032012debt charts
3pallets/flask74,737~4032011debt charts
4tornadoweb/tornado22,179~152011debt charts
5encode/starlette12,617~72018debt charts
6litestar-org/litestar8,462~42021debt charts

Repository health compared

Live analysis · unavailable data stays labelled

Popularity is only one axis. Compare technical scale, maintenance cadence, ownership resilience and change pressure against the same completed analysis that sits behind each report.

Reach

Popularity and real-world adoption

Signalfastapi/fastapidjango/djangopallets/flasktornadoweb/tornadoencode/starlettelitestar-org/litestar
GitHub starsCurrent public GitHub metadata total.Best result in this row: 102,34391,06474,73722,17912,6178,462
Stars gained · trailing 90dChange in the newest 90 days covered by each cached series.+114+303Best result in this row: +403+15+7+4
ForksCurrent public GitHub metadata total.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Largest package audienceLargest resolved registry total; sources are shown explicitly.No resolved packageNo resolved packageNo resolved packageNo resolved packageNo resolved packageNo resolved package
Repository ageElapsed years since the GitHub creation timestamp.7.8 years14 years16 years17 years8.2 years4.8 years

Codebase

Size and technical center of gravity

Signalfastapi/fastapidjango/djangopallets/flasktornadoweb/tornadoencode/starlettelitestar-org/litestar
Dominant languageLargest share of analyzed code lines at current HEAD.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Code linesAnalyzed source lines at current HEAD, excluding blanks and comments.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Languages representedLanguages with non-zero files or line counts.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available

Maintenance

Commit volume and recent operating cadence

Signalfastapi/fastapidjango/djangopallets/flasktornadoweb/tornadoencode/starlettelitestar-org/litestar
Repository commitsFull repository commit total reported by the analysis.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Commits · trailing 90dCommit count in the newest 90 days covered by the repository analysis.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available

Ownership

How broadly maintenance responsibility is distributed

Signalfastapi/fastapidjango/djangopallets/flasktornadoweb/tornadoencode/starlettelitestar-org/litestar
Bus factorFewest analyzed contributors carrying at least half the commits.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Top contributor concentrationShare of attributed commits carried by the most active contributor.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available

Change signals

Debt markers and fix pressure in frequently changed files

Signalfastapi/fastapidjango/djangopallets/flasktornadoweb/tornadoencode/starlettelitestar-org/litestar
Fix-labelled share · frequently changed filesFix-labelled commits divided by commits across the analyzed high-frequency file set.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Recent TODO/FIXME movementLatest cumulative marker count and its change over the trailing 90 days.Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available

Head to head

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Frequently asked

Which of these python web frameworks has the most GitHub stars?

fastapi/fastapi is the most-starred of the python web frameworks gitdebt compares, with 102,343 GitHub stars as of Sep 2026. It earned its first star in 2018.

Which of these python web frameworks is growing the fastest?

pallets/flask added the most stars over the last 90 days of its cached history — about 403 new stars, compared with about 114 for the category leader fastapi/fastapi. 90-day figures are approximate for older repos, whose history is downsampled.

How is this comparison computed?

The table ranks public repository metadata by current total stars. Each curve is that repository's stored star series — read either from GitHub's stargazer list or rebuilt from historical star data — drawn on shared axes, with trailing 90-day growth estimated from it. The legend under the chart names each series' own source and coverage date. Repo-health charts come independently from each repository's commit history.

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