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Tornado Reviews & Product Details

User Insights

Average based on 20 real user reviews.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A whirlwind of a tool"
4/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

I've really enjoyed my time using Tornado. I've had a lot more success than in several of the other frameworks I have used in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

I honestly cannot think of a lot I dislike so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Asynchronous Web Framework"
0/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

The ability to perform tasks asynchronous out of the box was a compelling reason to look towards this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

Not as heavily supported as say, django or flask. both of which are mature frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
AE
Verified User in Education Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Software Engineer"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Ability to work with websockets makes it very easy to authenticate users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

Documentation could use work. Compared to Django and other frameworks, the documentation is lacking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Tornado Feedback"
5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Very fast and easy to use with python 2.7.14. Good documentation. Usage of using non-blocking network I/O which allows having tons of connections. Ideal for WebSockets. Can be used as asynchronous networking library, not only web server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

I've found that it's harder to debug Async I/O based web server. Writing unit tests wasn't too convenient. Personally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Events Services
UE
Verified User in Events Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good Server"
4/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Non-blocking, Scalable Web server, Open Source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

Lots of configuration and installation is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
UC
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Used Tornado to run our production system"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Tornado is very easy to use. It has all the functionalities you want in a web framework with an intuitive asynchronous execution model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

It takes more time to set everything up in comparison to other framework like Flask. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
UR
Verified User in Retail
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Tornado and MongoDB are perfect together!"
5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

I LOVE everything Python and MongoDB, so being able to build a web app between their marriage is amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

It takes quite a bit of configuration and dependency installation for it to run, but I love the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"It's great to use "
4/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Tornado is a scalable, non-blocking web server and web application frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

Not find right now. Integration with other services is little bit tough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vivek P.
VP
Vivek P.
Software Developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"High Performance Server"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Non-blocking, Scalable Web server.

Open Source. Acquired by Facebook Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

If You just blindly run Django-based or any other site with Tornado it won't give any performance boost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
AC
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fast but not"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Tornado?

Asynchronous approach, very fast. Developed by Facebook Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tornado?

Not well documented, not much community Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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