Starlette
Lightweight ASGI toolkit powering many async frameworks.
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⭐ 12,658 stars⬇ 135.6M downloads/wkFirst release: Jun 2018Last release: Sep 2026
Async Support: YesPlugin Extensions: MediumSpeed: Very fastDoc Quality: MediumLearning Curve: Medium
Pros
- • Lightweight, composable ASGI toolkit
- • High performance
- • Great for microservices
Cons
- • Minimal built-ins—more wiring yourself
- • Less easy to use due to documentation tutorials
- • More boilerplate for common patterns