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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: 102,580 stars on September 16, 2026. django/django: 98,673 stars on September 16, 2026. pallets/flask: 81,945 stars on September 15, 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 25, 202144954
November 8, 202145928
December 13, 202147713
January 16, 202249223
February 20, 202250624
March 26, 202252124
April 30, 202253355
June 3, 202254739
July 8, 202255903
August 11, 202257224
September 15, 202258628
October 19, 202259853
November 23, 202261038
December 27, 202262068
January 31, 202363311
March 6, 202364624
April 10, 202365964
May 14, 202367324
June 18, 202368804
July 22, 202370241
August 26, 202371493
October 6, 202372995
November 10, 202374298
December 14, 202375721
January 18, 202477115
February 21, 202478535
March 27, 202480017
April 30, 202481368
June 4, 202482590
July 8, 202483812
August 12, 202485219
September 15, 202486492
October 20, 202487715
November 23, 202488944
December 28, 202490139
January 31, 202591651
March 7, 202593068
April 10, 202594428
May 15, 202595911
June 18, 202597160
July 23, 202598007
September 2, 202599004
October 7, 202599852
November 14, 2025100370
December 19, 2025100919
January 22, 2026101443
February 26, 2026101871
April 1, 2026102160
May 6, 2026102378
June 17, 2026102462
September 16, 2026102580
Star history for django/django
DateStars
September 21, 20121
November 22, 2012598
January 24, 20131220
March 28, 20132055
May 30, 20132740
August 1, 20133303
October 2, 20134032
December 4, 20134708
February 5, 20145360
April 9, 20146118
June 23, 20147195
August 25, 20148096
October 27, 20148883
December 29, 20149825
March 1, 201510665
May 3, 201511793
July 5, 201512892
September 6, 201513966
November 8, 201514972
January 10, 201616003
March 13, 201617200
May 15, 201618362
July 17, 201619454
September 18, 201620585
November 19, 201621737
January 21, 201723097
March 25, 201724660
May 27, 201726275
July 29, 201727754
September 29, 201729443
December 14, 201731619
February 15, 201833353
April 19, 201835005
June 21, 201836528
August 23, 201837990
October 25, 201839392
December 27, 201840800
February 27, 201942321
May 1, 201944145
July 3, 201945794
September 4, 201947415
November 6, 201948912
January 8, 202050521
March 10, 202052161
May 12, 202054043
July 14, 202055825
September 16, 202057521
November 18, 202059513
January 19, 202161266
March 23, 202162909
June 10, 202164762
August 11, 202166297
October 16, 202167556
December 22, 202168841
February 23, 202270354
April 27, 202271815
June 28, 202273098
August 30, 202274484
November 1, 202275790
January 3, 202376870
March 7, 202378272
May 8, 202379771
July 10, 202381513
September 11, 202382848
November 13, 202384158
January 15, 202485445
March 17, 202486790
May 19, 202488028
July 21, 202489257
September 22, 202490773
December 6, 202493049
February 7, 202594182
April 11, 202595325
June 13, 202596155
August 14, 202596705
October 22, 202597322
December 24, 202597721
February 26, 202698085
May 4, 202698306
September 16, 202698673
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 14, 20146736
April 21, 20147658
June 27, 20148470
September 2, 20149295
November 8, 201410178
January 14, 201511054
March 22, 201512089
May 27, 201513295
August 2, 201514485
October 8, 201515617
December 14, 201517020
February 20, 201618480
April 27, 201620088
July 2, 201621582
September 7, 201623002
November 13, 201624289
January 19, 201725751
April 9, 201727714
June 15, 201729268
August 21, 201731022
October 27, 201732724
January 1, 201834408
March 9, 201836405
May 16, 201838509
July 22, 201840380
September 27, 201842030
December 3, 201843560
February 7, 201945014
April 15, 201946915
June 21, 201948781
August 27, 201950309
November 2, 201951768
January 8, 202053054
March 14, 202054429
May 20, 202055815
July 26, 202057075
October 2, 202058222
December 21, 202059522
February 26, 202160592
May 4, 202161589
July 13, 202163006
September 19, 202163831
December 2, 202164496
February 7, 202265330
April 15, 202266287
June 21, 202267175
August 27, 202268397
November 1, 202269152
January 7, 202369850
March 15, 202370723
May 21, 202371707
July 27, 202372552
October 2, 202373574
December 7, 202374383
February 12, 202475188
April 19, 202475964
June 25, 202476733
September 13, 202477616
November 19, 202478344
January 25, 202579056
April 2, 202579794
June 7, 202580333
August 14, 202580717
October 26, 202581028
January 7, 202681269
March 31, 202681464
September 15, 202681945
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 16, 2026

  • django/django

    Historical star data · Covers through September 16, 2026

  • pallets/flask

    Historical star data · Covers through September 15, 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/fastapi102,356~1182018debt charts
2django/django91,064~3052012debt charts
3pallets/flask74,740~4012011debt charts
4tornadoweb/tornado22,179~152011debt charts
5encode/starlette12,616~72018debt charts
6litestar-org/litestar8,464~42021debt 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: 102,35691,06474,74022,17912,6168,464
Stars gained · trailing 90dChange in the newest 90 days covered by each cached series.+118+305Best result in this row: +401+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 102,356 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 401 new stars, compared with about 118 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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