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Django vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Django compare to Magento on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Django scores 67/100 overall versus Magento's 35/100. Django has 120 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

67
Django
Modern · PYTHON
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Django
68
25
Django
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
Django
Magento
ecosystem Django
75
30
Django
Magento
ai readiness Django
75
30
Django
Magento
developer experience Django
70
40
Django
Magento
market trajectory Django
55
25
Django
Magento
cost of ownership Django
60
35
Django
Magento
Security details
Metric Django Magento
Total CVEs 120 600
Critical CVEs 12 78
Exploited (KEV) 1 6
CVEs last year 12 90
Avg CVSS 5.5 7.2
Security score 68/100 25/100
Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Magento

Magento scores 35/100. Consider migrating to: shopify, nextjs.

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
Django
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2005
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.2%
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.