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Flask vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Flask 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

Flask scores 63/100 overall versus Magento's 35/100. Flask has 30 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

63
Flask
Modern · PYTHON
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Flask
75
25
Flask
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
Flask
Magento
ecosystem Flask
50
30
Flask
Magento
ai readiness Flask
70
30
Flask
Magento
developer experience Flask
70
40
Flask
Magento
market trajectory Flask
40
25
Flask
Magento
cost of ownership Flask
60
35
Flask
Magento
Security details
Metric Flask Magento
Total CVEs 30 600
Critical CVEs 3 78
Exploited (KEV) 0 6
CVEs last year 5 90
Avg CVSS 4.8 7.2
Security score 75/100 25/100
Acceptable
Flask

Flask scores 64/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Magento

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

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
Flask
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2010
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.5%
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.