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Django vs WordPress

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Django compare to WordPress 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 WordPress's 44/100. Django has 120 total CVEs compared to WordPress's 11334, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

67
Django
Modern · PYTHON
vs
44
WordPress
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Django
68
22
Django
WordPress
performance Tie
65
65
Django
WordPress
ecosystem Django
75
55
Django
WordPress
ai readiness Django
75
35
Django
WordPress
developer experience Django
70
50
Django
WordPress
market trajectory WordPress
55
75
Django
WordPress
cost of ownership Django
60
35
Django
WordPress
Security details
Metric Django WordPress
Total CVEs 120 11334
Critical CVEs 12 387
Exploited (KEV) 1 23
CVEs last year 12 4200
Avg CVSS 5.5 6.1
Security score 68/100 22/100
Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
WordPress

WordPress scores 45/100. Consider migrating to: astro, nextjs, hugo.

Alternatives: astro, nextjs, hugo

Quick facts
Django
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2005
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.2%
WordPress
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2003
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 43.0%
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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.