Compare FastAPI and CherryPy
Fast API is a high-performance web framework for building web applications with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints. It is designed to be high performance and easy to learn.
CherryPy allows developers to build web applications in much the same way they would build any other object-oriented Python program. CherryPy has built-in tools for sessions, static files, cookies, file uploads, caching, encoding, authorization, compression, and many more.
Let's see how FastAPI and CherryPy compare on various factors and features and which to choose when.
Type
Minimalistic framework based on starlette and pydantic for building fast web applications using async IO.
Type
A minimalist, object-oriented and popular web framework for Python.
New addition to the Python web frameworks family but its popularity is on the rise.
Used by
Uber (internal use,) Explosion AI, Microsoft (internal use)
Used by
Used in production services at Netflix and Hulu
100 job openings which list Fast API as a requirement.
16 job openings which list CherryPy in the job description.
Very
fast. Extensions could impact performance adversely.
Flexibility
Fast API is flexible to code and doesn't restrict users to a particular project or code layout.
Flexibility
Very flexible and simple. Doesn't force anything on developers.
Ease of Learning
Easy to learn especially for people who are new to web development. However, it doesn't have a large number of online resources, courses and tutorials.
Ease of Learning
Straightforward and easy to learn. Being around for almost 20 years, it has a good amount of tutorials online.
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
FastAPI doesn't come with built in ORM, however is compatible with
SQLAlchemy, Pydantic ORM mode.
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in ORM framework. Leaves it up to developers to choose their own such as SQLAlchemy.
NoSQL Support
Fast API supports many NoSQL databases like MongoDb, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, CouchDB and ArangoDB. Read more
here.
NoSQL Support
No built-in support for NoSQL databases but developers can use libraries to talk to MongoDB, DynamoDB etc.
Admin Dashboard
Yes, uses Swagger as an API documentation web user interface.
Admin Dashboard
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in admin panel.
REST Support
Yes, allows developers to build REST APIs quickly.
REST Support
No built-in support but can be implemented easily. Read
this guide to implement.
Security
FastAPI provides several tools for many security schemes in the fastapi.security module. Not enough data.
Security
No built-in protection. Must be handled by developers themselves or by using 3rd party extensions.
Templating Library
FastAPI supports Jinja2 for templating and also supports aiofiles for serving static files
Templating Library
Doesn't come with a built-in templating language or package. Developers can use Jinja2, Mako. See full list
here
Web Forms
Ships with it's own
Forms, with basic features.
Web Forms
No built-in support. Developers can use formencode or any other solution.
Authentication
Fast API supports OAuth2, JWT and simple HTTP authentiation.
Authentication
Built-in implementation of HTTP Basic Access Authentication.
How is performance rating determined?
Performance rating is determined using reputable online benchmarks listed below.
Where is job data coming from?
Job data is collected from Indeed, Google Jobs and Stack Overflow jobs.
How is popularity calculated?
Popularity is calculated using a formula which looks at weighted score on the following publicly available data points:
- Popularity per Google Trends
- Number of GitHub Users
- Number of GitHub Stars
How is this calculated?
Ease of learning is calculated using the following data:
- Number of features and depth of tool.
- Number of online resources: articles, blogs, tutorials and YouTube videos.
- Number of courses
- Freshness of online material
For example, a microframework may not have a lot of online resources but still get a high-rating because it's minamalistic and easy to learn just by following official documentation.
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