FastAPI
High-performance async APIs with automatic OpenAPI docs.
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Ecosystem
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Maturity
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⭐ 100,418 stars⬇ 97.5M downloads/wkFirst release: Dec 2018Last release: Jul 2026
Async Support: YesPlugin Extensions: MediumSpeed: Very fastDoc Quality: Very highLearning Curve: Easy
Pros
- • Type-hinted validation (Pydantic)
- • Auto OpenAPI + interactive docs
- • Great async support & Fast (performance)
Cons
- • Learning curve for async features
- • Opinionated around Pydantic (tied to the Pydantic ecosystem)
- • Dependency Injection (DI) pattern can feel complex