django-ninja
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6recommend
0warn against
Dec 13, 2025first mention
Aug 12, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I use Django Ninja, Zod, InertiaJS+Vue and its as easy as using Django's templating engine”
“Thin django-ninja routes give you input validation and OpenAPI for free”
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“I found it to be a big help personally”
“It plays nicely with all parts of Django, including the ORM.”
“django-ninja is a great alternative to DRF, precisely because it's so thin, unlike DRF”
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No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 8
“I use Django Ninja, Zod, InertiaJS+Vue and its as easy as using Django's templating engine”
“django-ninja (https://django-ninja.dev/)”
“Thin django-ninja routes give you input validation and OpenAPI for free”
“I found it to be a big help personally”
“Built on Django Ninja with full async support.”
“It plays nicely with all parts of Django, including the ORM.”
“django-ninja is a great alternative to DRF, precisely because it's so thin, unlike DRF”
“it's the best thing happen to my 12 years Django career”