NodeJS vs Django

Node.js, Django, which is better?

Node.js has a “JavaScript everywhere” motive to ensure JavaScript is used on the server-side and client-side of web applications and Django has a “framework for perfectionists with deadlines” motive to help developers build applications quickly.

• Node.js
  • Pros
  • Cons
• Django
  • Pros
  • Cons
• Reference

Node.js

JavaScript is known mainly for its strengths in client-side development, but Node.js is doing the exact opposite by working wonders on the server-side.

Pros

• Availability of great libraries.
• High performance.
• Awesome for building APIs.
• It has an awesome package manager.
• Huge user community.
• Handles concurrent requests easily.

Cons

• Asynchronous programming could be difficult to work with.
• Not great with CPU intensive apps due to its single thread.
• Callbacks result in tons of nested callbacks.

Django

Django is a very robust open source Python web framework. It is very high-level, as most of the low-level stuff has been abstracted out. It is known for having a “batteries included” philosophy, therefore it’s ready to be used out-of-the-box.

Pros

• Little to no security loopholes.
• Works fine with relational databases.
• Easy to learn.
• Speedy development process.
• Very scalable.
• Huge user community.
• Has great documentation.

Cons

• Django is monolithic, i.e. a single-tiered software application.
• Not great for small-scale apps.
• A full understanding of the framework is needed.

Reference

» Node.js vs. Django:  Is JavaScript Better Than Python?

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