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Django

The batteries-included Python framework that still earns its place.

Category

Backend

At the studio

Since 2019

Projects shipped

Numerous

Status

Active

(01) Our take

Django's admin UI alone has saved us months of work on more than one engagement. For content-heavy applications, CMS-style backends, and apps where non-technical users need to edit production data, Django Admin is still the fastest way to ship something that works on day one.

We pair Django with React frontends (via DRF APIs) or Inertia for tighter coupling. For pure API work we'd often pick FastAPI instead — Django's ORM is a double-edged sword for that use case.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Content-heavy applications with complex editing workflows
  • Research and data-centric products where admin velocity matters
  • Existing Django codebases that need extension
  • Educational and non-profit platforms with tight budgets

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Greenfield Django builds are less common for us than Laravel or Next.js, but we maintain three active Django retainers and have the depth to run them well.

(04) Pairs with

Works well with

Technologies we reach for alongside Django in most engagements.

Backend

Python

The right choice when AI or data sit close to the product.

Data

PostgreSQL

The default database. For almost everything.

Frontend

React

The UI library we'd still pick today.

Infra

AWS

The default cloud when compliance, scale, or sovereignty demand it.

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