Sharkbench

Benchmarking programming languages and web frameworks

Django: Development Server vs Gunicorn vs Uvicorn

Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It follows a "batteries-included" philosophy with an extensive suite of built-in features from authentication to site maps. Django is widely used for developing complex, database-driven websites with an emphasis on reusability and security.

This benchmark tests how fast a framework can perform concurrent HTTP requests, I/O operations, and JSON de/serialization.

OS: LinuxCPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 325Last Updated: 2026-10-14

Comparison

Development Server processes 2.76x requests per second compared to Uvicorn, a 175.81% improvement.

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Mode	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Development Server	342 (+175.81 %)	93.0 ms (-58.10 %)	71.94 % (+10.75 %)	106.2 MB (+74.79 %)	8.74 s (-23.62 %)
Gunicorn	279 (+125.00 %)	103.8 ms (-53.23 %)	57.16 % (-4.02 %)	151.9 MB (+150.00 %)	10.29 s (-10.09 %)
Uvicorn	124	222.0 ms	61.19 %	60.8 MB	11.44 s

All results

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Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Python v3.13 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	342	93.0 ms	71.94 %	106.2 MB	8.74 s
Python v3.12 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	341	93.0 ms	65.98 %	104.0 MB	8.85 s
Python v3.11 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	349	91.1 ms	67.96 %	103.1 MB	9.16 s
Python v3.10 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	287	110.0 ms	67.07 %	95.7 MB	9.39 s
Python v3.9 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	275	115.0 ms	66.88 %	95.7 MB	9.60 s
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Uvicorn)	124	222.0 ms	61.19 %	60.8 MB	11.44 s
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Gunicorn)	279	103.8 ms	57.16 %	151.9 MB	10.29 s
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	270	116.0 ms	66.73 %	93.5 MB	10.94 s

Popular web frameworks

How does Django compare to other popular frameworks?

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Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Rust / Axum	26670	1.2 ms	74.13 %	16.5 MB	26.69 s
C# (.NET) / ASP.NET Core	17041	1.5 ms	23.04 %	101.8 MB	6.09 s
JavaScript (Node.js) / Express	15270	2.0 ms	29.45 %	228.4 MB	4.92 s
Java (Temurin) / Spring Boot (MVC)	2962	1.6 ms	1.86 %	286.4 MB	37.73 s
Go / Gin	1640	3.4 ms	3.65 %	23.1 MB	32.20 s
Python / FastAPI (Uvicorn)	792	32.9 ms	20.81 %	63.3 MB	8.55 s
Python / Django (Development Server)	342	93.0 ms	71.94 %	106.2 MB	8.74 s
Python / Flask (Gunicorn)	320	99.9 ms	56.36 %	110.2 MB	8.94 s
Python / Django (Gunicorn)	279	103.8 ms	57.16 %	151.9 MB	10.29 s
Python / Django (Uvicorn)	124	222.0 ms	61.19 %	60.8 MB	11.44 s
PHP / Laravel	92	319.0 ms	80.90 %	80.4 MB	95.22 s