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Magento vs Django

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Magento compare to Django 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)

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

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

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
Django
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2005
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.2%
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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.