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: Linux/DockerCPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3DLast Updated: 2025-05-04

Comparison

Gunicorn processes 2.44x requests per second compared to Uvicorn, a 143.59% improvement.

Mode	Requests per second Indicates how many requests per second the framework can handle. (higher is better)	Latency Indicates how long it takes to process a request. (lower is better)	Stability Indicates how stable the framework is under load: median / P99 latency (higher is better)	Memory Indicates how much memory (RAM) the framework uses. (lower is better)
Gunicorn	950 (+143.59 %)	8.8 ms (-89.06 %)	10.33 % (-57.93 %)	130.1 MB (+200.46 %)
Development Server	759 (+94.62 %)	42.0 ms (-47.62 %)	93.46 % (+25.19 %)	77.7 MB (+79.52 %)
Uvicorn	390	80.2 ms	68.26 %	43.3 MB

All results

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second Indicates how many requests per second the framework can handle. (higher is better)	Latency Indicates how long it takes to process a request. (lower is better)	Stability Indicates how stable the framework is under load: median / P99 latency (higher is better)	Memory Indicates how much memory (RAM) the framework uses. (lower is better)
Python v3.13 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	759	42.0 ms	93.46 %	77.7 MB
Python v3.12 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	758	42.0 ms	93.34 %	75.1 MB
Python v3.11 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	760	42.0 ms	93.38 %	75.8 MB
Python v3.10 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	758	42.0 ms	93.23 %	72.1 MB
Python v3.9 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	750	42.0 ms	89.46 %	70.7 MB
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Uvicorn)	390	80.2 ms	68.26 %	43.3 MB
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Gunicorn)	950	8.8 ms	10.33 %	130.1 MB
Python v3.8 / Django v4.2 (Development Server)	748	42.0 ms	89.48 %	70.3 MB

Popular web frameworks

How does Django compare to other popular frameworks?

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second Indicates how many requests per second the framework can handle. (higher is better)	Latency Indicates how long it takes to process a request. (lower is better)	Stability Indicates how stable the framework is under load: median / P99 latency (higher is better)	Memory Indicates how much memory (RAM) the framework uses. (lower is better)
Rust / Axum	21030	1.6 ms	71.96 %	8.5 MB
C# (.NET) / ASP.NET Core	14707	1.2 ms	2.64 %	136.5 MB
JavaScript (Node.js) / Express	5766	5.5 ms	64.50 %	82.5 MB
Go / Gin	3546	1.0 ms	1.14 %	16.7 MB
Python / FastAPI (Uvicorn)	1185	21.0 ms	21.21 %	41.2 MB
Java (Temurin) / Spring Boot (MVC)	1105	1.7 ms	1.67 %	596.8 MB
Python / Flask (Gunicorn)	1092	7.7 ms	9.22 %	90.3 MB
Python / Django (Gunicorn)	950	8.8 ms	10.33 %	130.1 MB
Python / Django (Development Server)	759	42.0 ms	93.46 %	77.7 MB
Python / Django (Uvicorn)	390	80.2 ms	68.26 %	43.3 MB
PHP / Laravel	299	101.7 ms	56.47 %	84.2 MB