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Packages which serve up django applications as additions or alternatives to the standard mod_wsgi + apache, leaving out pure connectors like fastcgi/flup.

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Package	uvicorn	gunicorn	granian	waitress	uWSGI
Description	An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄	gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX, fast clients and sleepy	A Rust HTTP server for Python applications	Waitress - A WSGI server for Python 3	uWSGI application server container
Category	Deployment	Deployment	Deployment	Deployment	Deployment
Using This	0	113	0	2	31
Python 3?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Dev Status	Beta	Production/Stable	Production/Stable	Mature	Unknown
Version (PyPI)	0.54.0	26.2.0	2.8.4	3.0.2	2.0.31
Stars	11,007	10,699	5,693	1,601	3,548
Forks	1,061	1,864	181	190	695
Commits
Updated	10 Oct 2026	6 Sep 2026	30 Sep 2026	27 Sep 2026	11 Oct 2025
License	BSD-3-Clause	MIT	BSD-3-Clause	ZPL 2.1	GPL2
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standalone	—	Not usually recommended. Use behind another webserver to avoid problem with slow clients.	—	—	No. Acts as a connector like fastcgi to a webserver like nginx (which has support built-in on the 0.8.x branch). Integrates with nginx, apache, cherokee, lighthttp. For fast development, it does have a standalone webserver.
integrates with django manage.py commands	—		—	—
pip or easy_install enabled	—		—	—
integrates with virtualenv	—		—	—	. Use -H option to assign virtualenv directory.
C10K proof	—	—	—	—	—
robustness	—	—	—	—	Super robust. Can use mode that automatically restarts hung application code
https	—	—	—	—

uvicorn

Deployment

An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄

11,007

Stars

1,061

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Beta

Version 0.54.0

Updated 10 Oct 2026

License BSD-3-Clause

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

standalone

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integrates with django manage.py commands

—

pip or easy_install enabled

—

integrates with virtualenv

—

C10K proof

—

robustness

—

https

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gunicorn

Deployment

gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX, fast clients and sleepy applications.

10,699

Stars

1,864

Forks

113

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 26.2.0

Updated 6 Sep 2026

License MIT

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

standalone

Not usually recommended. Use behind another webserver to avoid problem with slow clients.

integrates with django manage.py commands

pip or easy_install enabled

integrates with virtualenv

C10K proof

—

robustness

—

https

—

granian

Deployment

A Rust HTTP server for Python applications

5,693

Stars

181

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 2.8.4

Updated 30 Sep 2026

License BSD-3-Clause

Commits

Repo PyPI

Features

standalone

—

integrates with django manage.py commands

—

pip or easy_install enabled

—

integrates with virtualenv

—

C10K proof

—

robustness

—

https

—

waitress

Deployment

Waitress - A WSGI server for Python 3

1,601

Stars

190

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Mature

Version 3.0.2

Updated 27 Sep 2026

License ZPL 2.1

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

standalone

—

integrates with django manage.py commands

—

pip or easy_install enabled

—

integrates with virtualenv

—

C10K proof

—

robustness

—

https

—

uWSGI

Deployment

uWSGI application server container

3,548

Stars

695

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Unknown

Version 2.0.31

Updated 11 Oct 2025

License GPL2

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

standalone

No. Acts as a connector like fastcgi to a webserver like nginx (which has support built-in on the 0.8.x branch). Integrates with nginx, apache, cherokee, lighthttp. For fast development, it does have a standalone webserver.

integrates with django manage.py commands

pip or easy_install enabled

integrates with virtualenv

.
Use -H option to assign virtualenv directory.

C10K proof

—

robustness

Super robust. Can use mode that automatically restarts hung application code

https

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standalone

Acts as a standalone webserver for production use or requires use behind another webserver such as Apache or Nginx

integrates with django manage.py commands

is it possible to run the server as a management cmd---like the builtin runserver cmd. Just add as an installed app to your project

pip or easy_install enabled

is it a one step install with easy_install or pip? pip install <package_name>

integrates with virtualenv

C10K proof

Performance measure can it handle a large number of simulatenous connections

robustness

How does it handle memory leaks in the application code, hung operations, etc.

https

Can serve https protocol by itself