# Django, release history and use on real websites. A Python web framework with a "batteries included" approach: ORM, admin, forms and authentication are built in. It is used by Instagram and Mozilla, among others. - **Status:** Stable. Stable and actively developed, with regular LTS releases. - **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework) - **First release:** 2005 - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Latest version:** 6.1.3 (3 Nov 2026) - **Official website:** https://www.djangoproject.com - **Documentation:** https://docs.djangoproject.com - **GitHub:** https://github.com/django/django - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django ## Django on audited websites 160 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Django (<1%). That ranks it #20 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Django vs all websites - **Web score:** 71 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 72 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 67 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 72 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 27 (all websites 31) ### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks 1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653) 2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883) 3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836) 4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626) 5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198) 6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502) 7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487) 8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405) 9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373) 10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341) The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too. ## Django versions and release history 23 release lines since 2011, as listed by endoflife.date. The latest version is 6.1.3, released 3 Nov 2026. Supported according to endoflife.date: 6.1 (active support until 30 Apr 2027, security fixes until 31 Dec 2027). Security fixes only: 6.0 (security fixes until 30 Apr 2027), 5.2 (security fixes until 30 Apr 2028). | Version | Released | Latest release | Support | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6.1 | 5 Aug 2026 | 6.1.3 (3 Nov 2026) | Supported, active support until 30 Apr 2027, security fixes until 31 Dec 2027 | | 6.0 | 3 Dec 2025 | 6.0.10 (3 Nov 2026) | Security fixes only, until 30 Apr 2027 | | 5.2 (LTS) | 2 Apr 2025 | 5.2.19 (3 Nov 2026) | Security fixes only, until 30 Apr 2028 | | 5.1 | 7 Aug 2024 | 5.1.15 (2 Dec 2025) | End of life, since 3 Dec 2025 | | 5.0 | 4 Dec 2023 | 5.0.14 (2 Apr 2025) | End of life, since 2 Apr 2025 | | 4.2 (LTS) | 3 Apr 2023 | 4.2.30 (7 Apr 2026) | End of life, since 7 Apr 2026 | | 4.1 | 3 Aug 2022 | 4.1.13 (1 Nov 2023) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2023 | | 4.0 | 7 Dec 2021 | 4.0.10 (14 Feb 2023) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2023 | | 3.2 (LTS) | 6 Apr 2021 | 3.2.25 (4 Mar 2024) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2024 | | 3.1 | 4 Aug 2020 | 3.1.14 (7 Dec 2021) | End of life, since 7 Dec 2021 | | 3.0 | 2 Dec 2019 | 3.0.14 (6 Apr 2021) | End of life, since 6 Apr 2021 | | 2.2 (LTS) | 1 Apr 2019 | 2.2.28 (11 Apr 2022) | End of life, since 11 Apr 2022 | | 2.1 | 1 Aug 2018 | 2.1.15 (2 Dec 2019) | End of life, since 2 Dec 2019 | | 2.0 | 2 Dec 2017 | 2.0.13 (12 Feb 2019) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2019 | | 1.11 (LTS) | 4 Apr 2017 | 1.11.29 (4 Mar 2020) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2020 | | 1.10 | 1 Aug 2016 | 1.10.8 (5 Sep 2017) | End of life, since 2 Dec 2017 | | 1.9 | 1 Dec 2015 | 1.9.13 (4 Apr 2017) | End of life, since 4 Apr 2017 | | 1.8 | 1 Apr 2015 | 1.8.19 (6 Mar 2018) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2018 | | 1.7 | 3 Sep 2014 | 1.7.11 (24 Nov 2015) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2015 | | 1.6 | 6 Nov 2013 | 1.6.11 (18 Mar 2015) | End of life, since 1 Apr 2015 | | 1.5 | 26 Feb 2013 | 1.5.12 (2 Jan 2015) | End of life, since 2 Sep 2014 | | 1.4 | 23 Mar 2012 | 1.4.22 (18 Aug 2015) | End of life, since 1 Oct 2015 | | 1.3 | 23 Mar 2011 | 1.3.7 (21 Feb 2013) | End of life, since 26 Feb 2013 | Sources: [endoflife.date](https://endoflife.date/django), checked 8 Nov 2026. ## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks - [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites - [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites - [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites - [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites - [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites - [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites - [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites - [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites - [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites - [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites - [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites - [Bulma](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bulma): <1% of websites [All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework) ## Questions about Django ### What is Django? A Python web framework with a "batteries included" approach: ORM, admin, forms and authentication are built in. It is used by Instagram and Mozilla, among others. The be1st catalog lists Django under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Django: BSD-3-Clause. ### What is the latest version of Django? The latest version of Django is 6.1.3, released 3 Nov 2026 (source: endoflife.date). ### Which Django versions are still supported? According to endoflife.date, these Django release lines are supported: 6.1 (active support until 30 Apr 2027, security fixes until 31 Dec 2027). These get security fixes only: 6.0 (security fixes until 30 Apr 2027), 5.2 (security fixes until 30 Apr 2028). ### How many websites use Django? 160 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Django (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Django first released? Django was first released in 2005; the oldest version listed by endoflife.date dates from 2011. ### Is Django still a modern choice? Django is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Stable and actively developed, with regular LTS releases. ### What are the alternatives to Django? Technologies that do the same job as Django include Nette, ASP.NET, and Laravel. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.