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# Django vs Yii Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Django** [

4.5/5(177)

](https://www.g2.com/products/django/reviews#reviews)

**Yii** [

4.2/5(24)

](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Django**
No pricing available

**Yii**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Django**
2 months

Based on 17 responses

**Yii**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Django**
11 months

Based on 9 responses

**Yii**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Django**
$$$$$

**Yii**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Django**
12%

**Yii**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Django**
Not enough data

**Yii**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Django**
[

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Adobe Commerce (formerly...

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AWS Auto Scaling

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Bunny

](https://www.g2.com/products/bunny/reviews)[

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Bunny CDN

](https://www.g2.com/products/bunny-cdn/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/django/integrations)

**Yii**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Django**

9.1

9.1156

**Yii**

8.7

8.719

Ease of Use

**Django**

8.6

8.6157

**Yii**

7.8

7.820

Ease of Setup

**Django**

8.0

8.063

**Yii**

8.3

8.39

Ease of Admin

**Django**

8.8

8.854

**Yii**

8.1

8.19

Quality of Support

**Django**

8.4

8.4143

**Yii**

7.8

7.820

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Django**

8.8

8.844

**Yii**

8.1

8.19

Product Direction (% positive)

**Django**

9.0

9.0154

**Yii**

10.0

10.019

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Django](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b3a1fa602142a9638bc278c815df3eea/django.png "Django")](https://www.g2.com/products/django/reviews)

Django

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

48.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

30.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

20.9%

[![Yii](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_44e57a597975b3885c7c7418d8b95ef3/yii.png "Yii")](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/reviews)

Yii

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

79.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

12.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

8.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

48.8%

79.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

30.2%

12.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

20.9%

8.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Django](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b3a1fa602142a9638bc278c815df3eea/django.png "Django")](https://www.g2.com/products/django/reviews)
Django

Computer Software

27.9%

Information Technology and Services

16.9%

Internet

5.2%

Financial Services

4.1%

Education Management

4.1%

Other

41.9%

[![Yii](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_44e57a597975b3885c7c7418d8b95ef3/yii.png "Yii")](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/reviews)
Yii

Information Technology and Services

29.2%

Computer Software

25.0%

Internet

8.3%

Human Resources

8.3%

Wholesale

4.2%

Other

25.0%

Alternatives

**Django Alternatives**

 ![Flask](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_fa7be4026d11b111b7f256098497c49a/flask.png "Flask")

[
Flask
](/products/flask/reviews)

 ![Tornado](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a264d566bbe23cabaf130a049ac30b5b/tornado.jpeg "Tornado")

[
Tornado
](/products/tornado/reviews)

 ![CherryPy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_312aa4d74732214be83fc2a4051a5895/cherrypy.png "CherryPy")

[
CherryPy
](/products/cherrypy/reviews)

 ![web2py](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_10fad0883cd3f399f212f3f18df7be52/web2py.png "web2py")

[
web2py
](/products/web2py/reviews)

**Yii Alternatives**

 ![Laravel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0864c27fe20b07ec3ed3d780e010ea02/laravel.jpg "Laravel")

[
Laravel
](/products/laravel/reviews)

 ![Angular](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_98d4e0320aa8550aeeda473f45903fd3/angular.jpg "Angular")

[
Angular
](/products/angular/reviews)

 ![CodeIgniter](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_61bcc8ef23c7ae782110c3bb77645be7/codeigniter.png "CodeIgniter")

[
CodeIgniter
](/products/codeigniter/reviews)

 ![Symfony](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1545319789/symfony.svg "Symfony")

[
Symfony
](/products/symfony/reviews)

## Django vs Yii

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Django easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Yii, along with administration.

- Reviewers felt that Django meets the needs of their business better than Yii.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Django is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Yii over Django.