[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":569},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-fastapi-vs-django-2024":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":555,"description":556,"extension":557,"meta":558,"navigation":278,"path":559,"readTime":560,"seo":561,"slug":562,"stem":563,"tags":564,"__hash__":568},"blogEn\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ffastapi-vs-django-2024.md","FastAPI vs Django in 2024 — Which One Should You Choose",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":545},"minimark",[9,14,23,28,34,40,44,51,93,96,121,127,131,228,232,259,319,323,347,423,427,433,451,457,461,464,472,475,479,529,532,541],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"fastapi-vs-django-in-2024","FastAPI vs Django in 2024",[15,16,17,18,22],"p",{},"One of the most common questions from clients: ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"\"Should I use FastAPI or Django for the backend?\""," The answer depends on the project, and in this article I'll compare both frameworks honestly.",[24,25,27],"h2",{"id":26},"quick-overview","Quick Overview",[15,29,30,33],{},[19,31,32],{},"Django"," — \"batteries included\". 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