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WordPress vs Django

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does WordPress 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 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)

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

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

Alternatives: astro, nextjs, hugo

Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
WordPress
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2003
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 43.0%
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.