Django development

Build scalable and secure web applicationswith Django and Python

You need a data-heavy business system, or your Django version is nearing the end of its support. Django includes the ORM, migrations, authentication and an admin interface. For a business system, that means staff can have working screens long before a custom front end exists. We build on it and plan upgrades around its long-term-support releases.

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What Django work covers

Django is at its best where the data model is the centre of the product.

  • Data-heavy business systems

    Records, roles, approvals and reports, with the built-in admin customised for staff so that the first version can be used early.

  • APIs for web and mobile

    Django REST Framework or a lighter API layer, with the same models and permissions behind a React, Vue or mobile client.

  • Upgrades between versions

    Moving from an old release to an LTS by way of each intermediate series, fixing deprecation warnings at every step.

  • Background work

    Reports, emails and imports moved out of the request. We set up the workers and queue, because Django's new Tasks framework deliberately doesn't run them for you.

Django versions, as of October 2026

From the Django downloads page and FAQ. Dates you can plan around.

  • Django 5.2 is the current LTS

    Security support runs until April 2028, and it works with Python 3.10 to 3.14. It is the last series that supports Python 3.10 and 3.11, so it suits conservative systems.

  • Django 6.1 is the latest

    At 6.1.2, with extended support to December 2027. Django 6.0 runs to April 2027. Both need Python 3.12 or newer, which may mean a server change.

  • Django 6.2 LTS comes next

    It is scheduled for April 2027, with extended support to April 2030. If you are planning a long-lived system now, your route is 5.2 now and 6.2 once it is out.

What's new, and where Django fits

Recent additions worth knowing, and the limits worth knowing as well.

  • Built-in tasks framework

    Django 6.0 added a standard API for queuing work, but its built-in backends are mainly for development and testing, and it doesn't include a worker. You still need production infrastructure.

  • Built-in Content Security Policy

    Django 6.0 adds CSP middleware and settings, replacing what used to need a third-party package. Adding a policy to an old site still takes testing against inline scripts.

  • A good fit

    Systems built around relational data, with staff workflows, permissions and reports. It uses conventions, which helps new developers find their way around.

  • A weaker fit

    Long-lived connections at large scale, or very small APIs where an included admin and ORM are simply unused weight. FastAPI or Node.js might suit these better.

How a Django project runs

The data model gets the most attention early, because it is the most expensive part to change.

  1. Model the data together

    We review entities, relationships and permissions with the people who run the process, and write them up before any screens.

  2. Give staff the admin early

    A customised admin lets your team enter real data within the first stages, which shows up mistakes in the model while they are cheap to fix.

  3. Build the custom screens

    Customer-facing or high-volume screens are then built on top, with weekly demos on most projects. Tests cover the permissions and business rules.

  4. Plan the next upgrade

    We hand over a system pinned to a supported release, with a note of when it reaches end of support and what comes next.

How Django work is arranged

Upgrade work is easier to price than product work.

An upgrade is priced once we have seen your version, third-party packages and test coverage. Product development is better run in stages, or by developers added to your team. Rates start from $20/h in USD, invoiced in USD, GBP, EUR or INR.

We are an engineering team in India with 3–5 hours of overlap with the UK and Europe; US calls by appointment. In the shared hours, data-model questions can usually be answered the same day. Django is commonly paired with PostgreSQL, and our django CMS page covers content-led sites.

Why Django projects aren't named here

Most of our work is delivered under NDA, so many projects cannot be named.

So we set out how we plan a Django build, without a list of names. If you are comparing suppliers, ask each one to walk through their approach to your data model. It shows more than a case study.

Questions about Django

Asked by teams starting a project or running an older version.

Should we use 5.2 LTS or 6.1?
For a system you will rarely touch, 5.2 LTS gives you the longest support today. If you upgrade regularly, 6.1 gets you new features sooner, and needs Python 3.12 or newer.
We are on an unsupported Django version. Can we jump to the latest?
It is safer to go through each feature release, reading the notes and fixing deprecation warnings as you go, but this can be done quickly. The harder part is often third-party packages, which we check first.
Is the Django admin good enough for our staff?
For internal data entry and review, often yes, particularly when customised. For high-volume work or customer-facing screens, a purpose-built interface is usually worth the extra cost.
Does Django scale?
It scales well enough for most business systems when the database queries, caching and background work are done properly. Those are usually the bottleneck, so we look there first.

Tell us what records your system has to manage

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